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2. Immunization Strategies

Objectives

a.  Identify barriers to immunization (e.g., patients, providers, and systems).
b.  List evidence-based strategies to increase vaccination coverage, such as those cited in the Guide to Community Preventive Services, Standards for Adult Immunization Practice, and Standards for Child and Adolescent Immunization Practices.
c.  Describe immunization quality improvement strategies for providers.
d.  Explain the benefits of an immunization information system (IIS) ( see Topic 11– Documentation).
e.  Describe how a health care facility’s policies can integrate immunization-related activities with other health care services and/or interventions.
f.  Develop a teaching plan on the immunization needs of a patient and/or a population.
g.  Describe nursing roles related to immunization strategies: advocate, authority figure, communicator, care coordinator, records manager, educator, and lifelong learner.

Resources

Web pages
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)–Office Strategies for Improving Immunization Rates
  • www.aap.org/en-us/advocacy-and-policy/aap-health-initiatives/immunization/Pages/office-strategies.aspx

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)–Immunization Implementation Strategies for Obstetrician-Gynecologists
  • https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/committee-opinion/articles/2019/03/immunization-implementation-strategies-for-obstetrician-gynecologists                                                                                               
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CDC Vaccines and Immunizations
  • IQIP
    www.cdc.gov/vaccines/programs/iqip/at-a-glance.html
  • For Parents of Preteens and Teens (7 through 18 Years Old)
    www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/conversations/prevent-diseases/provider-resources-factsheets-teens.html
  • Immunization Information Systems (IIS)
    www.cdc.gov/vaccines/programs/iis/about.html
  • Reminder Systems and Strategies for Increasing Childhood Vaccination Rates
    www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/reminder-sys.htm
  • Standards for Adult Immunization Practice
    www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/adults/for-practice/standards/index.html
  • Strategies for Increasing Adult Vaccination Rates
    www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/adults/for-practice/increasing-vacc-rates.html
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National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC)-The Standards for Pediatric Immunization Practice
  • www.hhs.gov/nvpo/nvac/reports-and-recommendations/ the-standards-for-pediatric-immunization-practice/index.html

​Public Health Foundation (PHF)–Highlights from Immunization Strategies: Using the Evidence and What Works to Improve Practice
  • www.phf.org/phfpulse/pages/highlights_from_immunization_strategies_using_the_evidence_ and_what_works_to_improve_practice.aspx
Handouts
CDC Vaccines and Immunizations–Improving Vaccination Coverage Fact Sheet
  • www.cdc.gov/vaccines/imz-managers/laws/downloads/Improving-Vax-Coverage-Factsheet.pdf

Immunization Action Coalition (IAC)
  • 10 Steps to Implementing Standing Orders for Immunization in Your Practice Setting
    www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3067.pdf
  • Using Standing Orders for Administering Vaccines: What You Should Know
    ​www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3066.pdf

​The Guide to Community Preventive Services–What Works: Increasing Appropriate Vaccination
  • https://www.thecommunityguide.org/resources/what-works-increasing-appropriate-vaccination  
Learning modules
CDC Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine–​Preventable Diseases (Pink Book) webinar series–Immunization Strategies
  • ​www2.cdc.gov/vaccines/ed/PinkBook/2018/pb1.asp​                                                                                                                                         
Nursing Initiative Promoting Immunization Training (NIP-IT) Module 4: Nursing Roles
  • nip-it.org/nursing_roles.asp​
video
CDC YouTube Channel–Standards for Adult Immunization Practice
  • www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWsX2vu3PQU
Books
  • CDC. Immunization Strategies for Healthcare Practices and Providers. In: Hamborsky J, Kroger A, Wolfe S, eds. Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, 13th ed. Washington, DC: Public Health Foundation; 2015:33-46. Available at www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/strat.html
  • Marshall G. Standards, Principles, and Regulations. In: Marshall G. The Vaccine Handbook: A Practical Guide for Clinicians, 5th ed. West Islip, NY: Professional Communications, Inc.; 2015:80-100.
  • Marshall G. Vaccine Practice. In: Marshall G. The Vaccine Handbook: A Practical Guide for Clinicians, 5th ed. West Islip, NY: Professional Communications, Inc.; 2015:101-128.
  • Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Flu Vaccine for Everyone! A Guide to Reaching and Engaging Diverse Communities. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Department of Public Health; 2011. Available at massclearinghouse.ehs.state.ma.us/PROG-CLAS/CL5401.html 
  • Smith-Sayer K. Communicable Disease Control. In: Allender J, Rector C, Warner K, eds. Community and Public Health Nursing: Promoting the Public’s Health, 8th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2013:246-284​.
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