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Vaccines

Including delivery; storage; reaching priority groups; distribution; and establishing and managing clinics.

New Item Poison Control Center Used as Vaccine Safety Hotline (OH)
As 2009 H1N1 influenza A vaccine became available, local health departments (LHDs) throughout Ohio rapidly ramped up immunization campaigns. In most areas, LHD employees were engaged...   >> More
New Item Situational Awareness Dashboard Consolidates H1N1 Vaccine Information (NY)
During fall 2009, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) faced the challenge of coordinating vaccine supplies to providers, as well as serving as the focal point for...   >> More
New Item Collaborative Planning Leads to Successful Vaccination Clinic (MN)
The H1N1 influenza vaccination clinic held at Minnesota State University (MSU), in Mankato on December 19, 2009 was one of the largest public mass dispensing clinics in the state of...   >> More
New Item Vaccination Strike Team (IN)
The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) employed nurses to form a "strike team," which conducted several successful vaccination clinics. The department also used diverse venues...   >> More
New Item H1N1 Vaccination Media Campaign Launched (NY)
The Jefferson County Public Health Service (JCPHS) in New York State credits a broad-based media campaign with increasing vaccine uptake. Public Information Officer (PIO), Faith...   >> More
New Item Public Health and Faith-based Organizations Partner to Offer Food and Vaccine to the Homeless (SC, CA, FL)
Local health departments in South Carolina, Florida, and California partnered with area shelters to bring vaccine to homeless and low-income residents. Although homeless people were...   >> More
New Item Telephone Survey Used to Understand Community Vaccine Uptake (KY)
In December 2009, the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family conducted a telephone survey to determine vaccine coverage among adults and children. Health planners wanted to use the...   >> More
New Item Zoo Vaccination Clinic Targets Daycare Children (VA)
The City of Norfolk Department of Public Health in Virginia developed a unique program to combine free H1N1 vaccination for children with a free visit to the zoo. The Norfolk...   >> More
New Item Flexible Vaccine Distribution Plan Adjusts to Community Needs (TN)
The Tennessee Department of Health partnered with private providers throughout the state to ensure that its H1N1 vaccine distribution plan was serving the immediate and long-term needs...   >> More
New Item Modifying Procedure Helps Pharmacists Provide Flu Vaccinations (LA)
The state of Louisiana found that tweaking procedures and protocols allowed pharmacists to provide flu vaccines, greatly expanding the ranks of potential vaccinators in the...   >> More
New Item Partnerships Key to Vaccination Campaign Success (LA)
Early in the 2009 H1N1 vaccination effort, daycares, schools, colleges and universities in the state were strongly encouraged to vaccinate people between the ages of 6 months and 24...   >> More
New Item Unique Inventory Management and Volunteer System (VA)
The increasingly complex world of public health often demands highly technical solutions. When the Virginia Department of Health was considering options for tracking resources and...   >> More
New Item Expanding Immunization Registry Assists with H1N1 Response (LA)
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Office of Public Health (DHH OPH) modified its web-based immunization registry specifically for a pandemic influenza response. Prior to...   >> More
New Item School Surveillance and Prior Vaccination Clinics Strengthen H1N1 Response (HI)
Hawaii's existing school surveillance alerted health officials of changing disease patterns early during the outbreak. This, combined with its established school-located vaccination...   >> More
New Item Collaborations and Outreach Via Schools Encourages Parents to Get the Facts (WV)
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (WVDHHR) formed a close partnership with the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDOE) to produce educational materials...   >> More
New Item Mass Vaccination Campaign Concept of Operations (FL)
The Florida Department of Health developed a Concept of Operations to expand its vaccination campaign beyond the ACIP priority groups. The document allowed county health department...   >> More
New Item Using the Immunization Registry to Track H1N1 Vaccinations (NC)
Approximately 30 to 40% of North Carolina providers (private and public) use the North Carolina Immunization Registry to electronically report H1N1 vaccine doses administered. The...   >> More
New Item Promotion of H1N1 Vaccination During National Influenza Vaccination Week (OH)
The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) used National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) to promote continued uptake of H1N1 vaccination. NIVW was observed during January 10-16, 2010, and...   >> More
New Item Mobile Vaccination Clinic Reaches Rural Areas (WV)
The Marion County Health Department in West Virginia used a mobile H1N1 vaccine clinic to reach small, rural communities across the region. The Marion County Health Department...   >> More
New Item Vaccination Clinics for State Employees (AR, AZ, IN, UT)
Several state health departments have held H1N1 vaccination clinics specifically for state employees. State workers are in frequent contact with many members of the public throughout...   >> More
New Item Building Collaborative Relationships with Tribes (NV)
The Nevada State Health Division's collaborative relationship with area American Indian tribes and the addition of a tribal liaison position led to a successful H1N1 response in this...   >> More
New Item State-Specific Assessment Leads to Early Expansion of Vaccine Eligibility (OK)
Oklahoma expanded its vaccination program to include all Oklahomans the week of November 15, 2009, after a great deal of internal discussion. Early in the response, the state...   >> More
New Item H1N1 Vaccine Clinics for Medically Fragile Children (RI)
The Rhode Island State Health Department began holding H1N1 vaccination clinics for medically fragile children, who are defined as children with severe neurological illnesses or other...   >> More
New Item Mass Vaccination Clinic Held at Baseball Stadium (IL)
The Kane County, Illinois, Health Department held a novel H1N1 second dose clinic at the minor league baseball stadium of the Kane County Cougars. For traditional use, the stadium's...   >> More
New Item Resource Manual Ensures Smooth Clinic Operations (SC)
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is organized geographically into eight public health regions. Region 6 includes three large counties located...   >> More
New Item Municipal MEDS PODs Free Vaccination Clinics (RI)
Faced with the challenge of vaccinating all residents for H1N1, Rhode Island State Department of Health started a new strategy with its municipalities to push out the vaccines...   >> More
New Item Tribal Emergency Response Committee Lays Important Groundwork for Response (MN)
The challenges of responding to the H1N1 influenza pandemic underscore the value of strong preparedness partnerships. On the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe reservation in East Central...   >> More
New Item LAIV Express Lane (SC)
A large quantity of the vaccine South Carolina initially received consisted of live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV). LAIV is only licensed for use among non-pregnant, healthy...   >> More
New Item School Vaccination Campaign (SC)
South Carolina was able to quickly and efficiently implement school-based H1N1 influenza vaccination clinics in large school districts. The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental...   >> More
New Item H1N1 Vaccine Allocation Ethics Process (MN)
When H1N1 vaccine first became available in Fall 2009, the Otter Tail County Public Health department received 100 doses of H1N1 FluMist and 200 doses of H1N1 injectable vaccine. The...   >> More
New Item H1N1 Vaccine Providers Boost State Immunization Registry (VA)
The novel H1N1 pandemic has provided Virginia with an opportunity to greatly enhance its statewide Virginia Immunization Information System (VIIS). The electronic registry system,...   >> More
New Item Vaccinating People Who Request It (VA)
Whom to vaccinate and when has been a very challenging aspect of responding to the novel H1N1 pandemic. The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) determined early on that people...   >> More
New Item South Carolina H1N1 Vaccination Campaign
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SC DHEC) is conducting a voluntary vaccination campaign using a variety of approaches to reach target groups and...   >> More
New Item Risk-Based Vaccine Allocation for American Indian Population (AZ)
In October of 2009, the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) noticed a disproportionate number of H1N1 hospitalizations and deaths among American Indians (AI). Similar findings...   >> More
New Item Mobile Vaccination Clinic for Reaching a South Dakota Reservation
The Pine Ridge Reservation, home to over 14,000 Oglala Sioux and other tribal members, encompasses two million acres in southwestern South Dakota. Access to healthcare services is...   >> More
New Item College and University Vaccination Campaign (RI)
Rhode Island is holding a statewide H1N1 vaccination campaign to reach college and university students over a three-week period, which started the week of November 30. In August, RI...   >> More
New Item Preparedness Exercises and H1N1 Mass Vaccination Sites (MN)
The Polk County Public Health Department in rural northwestern Minnesota received its first shipment of H1N1 vaccine on October 23, 2009. That very afternoon, county staff opened three...   >> More
New Item Arkansas School-Based Vaccination Clinics
In March, the Arkansas state and county health departments began working with the state and local school districts to plan to provide seasonal flu vaccine in the schools in the fall....   >> More
New Item Operational Framework for Partnering with Pharmacies for Administration of 2009 H1N1 Vaccine
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) created this guidance in consultation with national pharmacy and pharmacist associations, thought leaders from...   >> More
New Item School-based H1N1 vaccination clinics at each K-12 school (RI)
The Rhode Island Department of Health held school-based H1N1 vaccination clinics at each of its K-12 schools for registered students throughout November 2009. A separate clinic was...   >> More
New Item H1N1 Materials in Multiple Languages: Basic Information, Special Groups, and School Vaccination Clinics (RI)
Rhode Island Department of Health maintains a resource list of materials about H1N1 in 12 languages other than English. Basic information on H1N1 prevention and treatment is provided...   >> More

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