Fall 2014 Immunization Campaign Hung Minh Le, PharmD. Public Health Associate Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 06/02/2015 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support

Personal Information  Education PharmD. from Washington State University (WSU), Spokane, WA Bachelors of Science, University of CA, Riverside (UCR), CA  Relevant Experience WSU Immunization Chair International Relations Intern, Warsaw, Poland, 2012  Interests Global health practice

Overview  Background  Method  Results  Next Steps

Background  In , there were an estimated 13.6 million flu cases, 5.8 million medical visits, and nearly 113,000 flu-related hospitalizations 2. During the influenza season, more than 100 flu-related pediatric deaths were reported 3.  CDC recommends flu vaccines for children ages 6 months – 18 years  Lack of resources to vaccinate  Local pediatricians unable to vaccinate children within time frame  Parents may not have money to cover the cost of vaccination  Since 2006, the Tacoma Pierce County Health Department has been providing in-school immunization clinics to address this health issue in school-aged children.

 TPCHD’s 2014 Flu Immunization Campaign: - Saves the children’s lives; - Protects others you care about; - Creates a healthier community; - Saves the family time and money; - Alleviates health care financial burden Significance To Public Health

Method  Provide flu vaccines to children in local elementary schools.  1 pediatric nurse, 1 clinic coordinator, and 3-4 nursing students go into the schools, set up the clinics, and give the flu vaccinations.  Planning: scheduling schools for the fall. Host-site’s clinic coordinator arranged all logistics  Implementing: clinics at schools within the Tacoma School District. WoodCreek Pediatric

Flu Clinics for Tacoma School District

Private Provider Vaccination for Sumner S.D.  Woodcreek (WC) Pediatrics  Clinic coordinator: Hung Le; Denise Stinson (TPCHD) WoodCreek office staff  Vaccinators: WoodCreek nurses

Successes  Vaccinated more children than in the previous year.  Schools were happy with our service.  Outstanding working relationships with the schools and private providers.

Implications for Practice  TPCHD’s school-based immunization program serves the purpose of preventing flu transmission among school-aged children, within their family, and the community as a whole; Children tend to respond better to vaccine; Children do not tend to follow flu prevention measures (e.g., hand-washing, covering up coughs, etc.); Children stay in close proximity with other school kids, their parents and loved ones.

Next Steps!  Fall 2015 Immunization Campaign planning is under way.  Expanding our service to 40+ schools in 4 school districts around Tacoma, WA.  Recruiting private providers to provide vaccination service in their office.

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Denise Stinson, RN, MSN; Host-site supervisor Carolyn Cook, RN, MSN; Pediatric Nurse Pacific Lutheran University, College of Nursing WoodCreek Pediatrics Acknowledgement

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