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Immunization Toolkit

Staff Training:
Immunizing the Health Care Provider Healthcare workers immunization programs may help decrease the occurrence of nosocomial influenza, minimize lost productivity, reduce institutional outbreaks and are important for patient safety.

Text Box: Strategies to Increase Vaccination Rates in Health Care Workers • Select a leader to administer the influenza immunization program • Get a commitment from top management • Create a policy statement affirming institutional commitment to increasing health care worker influenza vaccination rates • Use every possible means to deliver messages • Provide education and reeducation • Make influenza vaccine easily accessible • Remove cost barriers to immunization • Audit immunization programs and provide feedback to key personnel • Repeat the influenza immunization program annually

Successful immunization programs include the following:

Make getting the vaccine convenient

  1. Roving carts are more successful than “come to employee health” tactics
  2. Use of fact cards on the specific units helps to disperse myths and increases knowledge
  3. Remove cost barrier through low cost or free of charge as available

Educate the healthcare worker on the importance of getting the flu shot.

  1. The risk of spreading the flu among patients and co-workers
  2. Dispelling myths such as getting the flu from the flu shot
  3. CDC’s recommendations

Strong leadership from the top advocating for improved infection control and patient safety as well as a reduction in staff absenteeism and cost savings.

Public
Patient Education
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/
http://www.gmcf.org/physician_office/immunization/education.shtml

Pneumococcal Vaccine Immunization Sheet (VIS) for all patients.

Influenza Vaccine Immunization Sheet (VIS) for all patients

Brochure available from Department of Human Resources Division of Public Health:
Click here.

Form to order publications from Human Resources Division of Public Health:
http://www.health.state.ga.us/pdfs/prevention/immunization/3184%20Rev71207.pdf

Staff Education Immunization Resources:
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/
http://www.immunizationinfo.org/
http://www.immunize.org/
http://health.state.ga.us/programs/immunization/
http://www.immunizeadultga.org/

National Influenza Vaccination Week
Last year, CDC supported organizations across the country in their vaccination efforts during National Influenza Vaccination Week.  Due to the success of the event, they will be supporting another National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) this year (November 26th - December 2nd).  They have created podcasts, ecards and other e-health activities to support this effort. 

http://www.cdc.gov/flu/nivw/resources.htm

Last updated 11/28/07

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