 Overview
It’s
flu season again. How many
adults will be immunized
this year? Not enough, and
this answer has public health
leaders concerned.
Each year,
approximately 114,000 people
in the United States are hospitalized
because of influenza, and an
average of 36,000 are expected
to die from this
vaccine-preventable disease.
The cost of treating influenza
and other vaccine-preventable
diseases exceeds $10 billion
each year.
The key to reducing
the burden of these diseases
is increasing immunization
rates, especially for vulnerable
groups, such as racial and
ethnic minorities and seniors,
who are difficult to reach.
Through community partnerships,
innovative education and immunization
programs can be tailored to
meet the needs of each group,
because as we have learned,
one message does not fit all.
Join us in identifying the
best practices of Chicago’s
public health leaders and their
community partners in protecting
their citizens against influenza
and other vaccine-preventable
diseases.
Goal
This
program seeks to identify
best practices for
improving adult immunization
rates.
Objectives
-
Describe the
effectiveness
of current
vaccines.
- Describe
three barriers
to adult
immunizations.
- Identify
three strategies to improve
the rate of adult
immunizations.
- Describe
the Racial and Ethnic
Disparities in Immunization
Initiative (READII).
Audience
Public
health leaders and professionals
from local and
state government agencies,
hospitals, clinics, boards
of health, community-based
health organizations, academic
institutions, federal agencies,
and others who seek to learn
more about the public health
response to vaccine-preventable
diseases.
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