It was observed, during AFIX visits, That multiple members of the clinical staff have interactions with patients and their families prior to attending their actual appointment. In many clinics, these earlier interactions involved pulling records and assessing eligibility for vaccine…
In recent years, Wisconsin local health departments (LHDs) have noticed a decline in the number adults seeking immunization services. This resulted in concern regarding community protection against vaccine preventable diseases as well as the ability for LHDs to retain their…
In New Jersey, estimated influenza vaccination rate for those ages 6 months and older was 48.1% for the 2017-2018 flu season. There has been little improvement to the rate over the past few years. Two factors that play into low…
To protect against outbreaks of vaccine preventable diseases, New Hersey has instituted immunization requirements for preschool and school attendance. Immunization requirements for school and child care entry exist in New Jersey statutes and regulations. The Vaccine Preventable Disease Program developed…
Kentucky is currently experiencing the largest hepatitis A infection outbreak in recent history. The state average cases for the past five years is 19. From the outbreak declared in November 2017 to July 10, 2018 there have been 1,034 diagnosed…
The Minnesota Department of Health conducted outbreak activities and extended community interventions during their measles outbreak that began in April of 2017. Most of the cases were within the Somali-Minnesotan community and could have been attributed to declines in MMR…
The Washington State Department of Health Office of Immunization and Child Profile provided funding to external partners to support development of HPV immunization campaign messages targeting two at-risk subpopulations of adolescents and young adults
The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services Vaccine Preventable Disease Program, together with the Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey (PMCHNNJ), developed and implemented a multi-pronged adolescent immunization awareness initiative that includes an annual…
A mumps outbreak centered around a popular neighborhood lead the NYC immunization program to pursue a social media campaign after traditional outreach activities were not reaching the target population. Ad space was purchased on Facebook during the outbreak to increase…
Washington State hosted a social media awareness campaign encouraging hepatitis B immunization and testing starting with birth-dose vaccination. A hashtag (#BhepBfree) was created to attach to all messaging, and partners and supporters could include the hashtag as well. To increase…