It is a challenge to translate data into action. To help get you started, here is a short list of potential actions for addressing health measures related to vaccinations. This list can and should be used to spark ideas and discussion about what actions might be right for your community.
Improving Communication About Vaccination
Individual Level – Knowledge, Attitudes, Skills
- Client reminder and recall interventions (clinical)
- Text message-based health interventions (clinical)
Organizational Level – Organizations, Schools, Workplaces
- CDC Adult Vaccination Resources for Educating Adult Patients (clinical)
- CDC Adult Vaccination Resources for Provider Practices (clinical)
- Computerized Clinical Decision Support Systems (CCDSS) (clinical)
- Clinic-based interventions for HPV Vaccination (clinical)
- Community health workers (clinical)
- Medical Homes (clinical)
Improving Access to Vaccination
Community Level – Design, Access, Connectedness, Spaces
- Community-based interventions implemented in combination (community)
- Retail clinics (clinical, community)
- Home visits to increase vaccination rates (community)
- School-based health centers (community, clinical)
- Vaccination programs in schools and child care centers (community)
Policy Level – Laws or Policies
- Immunization information systems (public health, government)
- Patient financial incentives for preventive care (insurers, government)
- Vaccination requirements for child care, school, and college attendance (organizations, government)
- Reducing client out-of-pocket costs (insurers, government, health systems)
For more potential actions, please check out: What Works for Health, HIPxChange, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps. Are there actions you think should be in this tool? Please send your suggestions to nhp@hip.wisc.edu.