The 37th National Immunization Conference of CDC

Michigan
Wednesday, March 19, 2003: 11:00 AM-12:30 PM

E4: How to Reach Parents and Improve Immunization Rates

Three successful techniques to reach and motivate parents and their outcomes are described. They include Hawaii’s Vax to School, Washington’s CHILD Profile registry and health promotion system, and South Carolina’s ImmuNet education and follow-up techniques.
Learning Objectives: Participants in this workshop will appreciate how three different parent outreach programs achieved improvement in immunization rates.

Moderator:Terrance Campbell
11:00 AMIntroductory Remarks
11:05 AMSouth Carolina ImmuNet
Antonio Boyd
11:25 AMVax To School: Effective Strategies to Encourage Vaccination Compliance
Judy Strait-Jones, Gail Ogawa, Marcia Nagao
11:45 AMEvaluating Health Promotion Materials in an Immunization Registry
Dahlia Kupfer, Denise Farrand, Deborah Usinger, Janna Halverson
12:05 PMDiscussion

The 37th National Immunization Conference of CDC