G4 Parent and Provider Vaccine Concerns: From Research to Practice

Presenters in this workshop will discuss recent research about parents' knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about immunizations, and how their decisions are affected by a provider's knowledge, attitudes and practices. A social marketing campaign about vaccine hesitancy will be described.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010: 9:00 AM-10:00 AM
International Ballroom South
Moderator:
Mary McCauley
9:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
9:05 AM
Parent and Provider Vaccine Concerns: From Research to Practice
Stephanie Marshall, Director of Communications, Department of Health and Human Services
9:20 AM
The Association Between Parental and Provider Vaccination Beliefs: A Case Control Study
Michelle Mergler, MHS, Policy Analyst Fellow, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; William Pan, DrPH, MPH; Saad Omer, MBBS, PHD; Anne Marie Navar, MD, PhD, MHS; Walter Orenstein, MD; Edgar Marcuse, MD, MPH; James Taylor, MD; M. Patricia deHart, ScD; Terrell Carter, MHS; Neal Halsey, MD; Daniel Salmon, PhD, MPH
9:35 AM
Turning the Tide: Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy and Timely Immunizations through a Social Marketing Campaign
Ginny Heller, MSW, Program Manager, WithinReach; Michele Roberts, MPH, CHES, Health Promotion and Communication Manager, Washington State Department of Health
9:50 AM
Discussion
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