Washington: Vaccinate WA
The Washington State Department of Health (WA DOH) created a social marketing initiative called Vaccinate WA to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates.
Washington: Increasing Pharmacist Participation in IIS
The Washington State Office of Immunization and Child Profile (OICP) worked with the Washington State Pharmacy Association (WSPA) to increase pharmacists’ use of the Washington State Immunization Information System (IIS).
Washington: Community and Migrant Health Center Quality Improvement Initiative
The Washington State Office of Immunization and Child Profile (OICP) worked with community and migrant health centers to conduct quality improvement activities aimed at increasing adult immunization rates.
Washington: HPV Vaccination Toolkit for HIV Providers
Washington state tailored immunization promotion materials that are relevant to persons who are immunocompromised or HIV-positive. The plan was for providers to start the conversation and strongly recommend HPV vaccination to their immunocompromised and HIV-positive patients, with the goal of…
Washington: Immunization Practices and Policies at Four-year Colleges and Universities [2018 Bull’s-Eye Award Winner!]
[2018 Bull’s-Eye Award Winner!] While many states have state laws or regents’ policies requiring prematriculation immunization requirements, Washington state has no such policy in place. Despite the 2004 Washington law requiring dissemination of information about meningococcal disease and vaccination, only…
Washington: Meningococcal Vaccination Outreach to Pilgrims Going for Hajj or Umrah
While the Washington state immunization program had not specifically targeted the Muslim population with immunization education efforts tailored to them before, but the presence of a vaccine requirement for those traveling to Mecca made it important for tailored and culturally…
Washington: Supporting HPV Campaigns Developed with Input From And Targeting At-Risk Subpopulations
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
Washington: Washington Immunization Information System (IIS) Training and Outreach
Implementation of a recurrent electronic newsletter allows the Washington State immunization program to connect with and inform their IIS users about vital updates and information related to their daily immunization work with the IIS. The program distributes a monthly electronic…
Washington: #BhepBfree – Hepatitis B Social Media Awareness Campaign
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…
Washington: Kindergarten Immunization Report Card [2017 Bull’s-Eye Award Winner]
Seeking a new approach to reduce exemption and out-of-compliance rates from school requirements, Washington began returning kindergarten immunization data to school administrators and nurses in the form of an annual report card. The report cards include three years of immunization…