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Influenza Vaccination Program

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Description

The Henderson County Department of Public Health traditionally conducts an annual influenza vaccination clinic. The goal of each influenza vaccination clinic is to decrease the chance of a pandemic influenza outbreak and reduce morbidity and mortality in high-risk populations in the community. The health department also administers vaccine in rest homes, schools, and other sites. In the past, vaccination efforts were not coordinated, creating competing and duplicated services, which contributed to flu vaccine shortages. In 2002 the traditional flu clinic design was altered to improve efficiency and capacity as a mass vaccination exercise.

Goal / Mission

In 2002, the health department changed the clinic site and operation to accomplish the following three goals: 1) to conduct a mass vaccination involving other community agencies, businesses and health providers; 2) to distribute influenza vaccination in the community for greater equity and accountability; and 3) to introduce the citizens to the concept and process of a mass vaccination drill.

Results / Accomplishments

A total of 8,300 people were vaccinated. The average time per vaccinee was ten minutes door-to-door, improving efficiency by 50% from previous years.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
Henderson County Department of Health
Primary Contact
Diana Curran, Medical Director
Hendersonville County Department of Public Health
1200 Spartanburg Hwy, Suite 100
Hendersonville, NC 28792
(828) 692-4223
md@hendersoncountync.org
http://www.hendersoncountync.org/health/
Topics
Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases
Health / Health Care Access & Quality
Organization(s)
Henderson County Department of Health
Source
National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
Date of publication
2005
Date of implementation
2002
Location
Henderson County, NC
For more details
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  1. The program description includes at a minimum: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program implementation steps, and outcomes that have demonstrated program success and/or promise in achieving the program goal in one or more localities.
  2. The results from an evaluation of the program include quantitative measures of improvement in outcome of interest (i.e. increase in voter registration, not just delivery of voter registration drive) and/ or the outcome measure is increased or improved compared to the baseline measurement or the control group but the difference is not statistically significant.