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Title: Partnering with Pharmacists to Increase Immunization Awareness


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Partnering with Pharmacists to Increase
Immunization Awareness
  • Kalyn Roberts, RN, BSN
  • Projects Committee Member, Pennsylvania
    Immunization Coalition (PAIC)
  • Supervisor, Public Heath Nursing
  • Montgomery County Health Department

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Learning Objectives for this Presentation
  • By the end of the presentation participants will
    be able to
  • Recognize the importance of working with
    pharmacists.
  • Identify unusual outreach opportunities in their
    area.
  • Apply similar outreach program in their area.

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Background
  • The equivalent of the entire US Population walks
    into a pharmacy every week. Pharmacists are
    educated professionals who can provide accurate
    and reliable information. Pharmacists are one of
    the most accessible health care professionals and
    they also provide an opportunity for immunization
    advocacy.
  • Thanks to Marion County Health Department for the
    idea!
  • Pennsylvania Immunization Coalition (PAIC)
    partnered with CVS Pharmacies to develop a
    statewide immunization campaign with the
    following goals
  • 1. Improve vaccination rates.
  • 2. Increase immunization awareness and education
    among residents in PA.
  • 3. Increase awareness of Pennsylvania
    Immunization Coalition (PAIC).

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Setting and Population
  • Setting
  • All CVS Pharmacies in PA (n346)
  • Population
  • Any PA resident who received prescriptions from
    April through December 2005.

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Project Description
  • Campaign consisted of 4 immunization messages
    that were printed on the CVS prescription bag
    labels at various times of the year.
  • Childhood Vaccine Card
  • Vaccinate Them Before They Graduate Card
  • Back to School Requirement Card
  • Adult Vaccine Card

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Results/Lessons Learned
  • Pharmacists proved to be an effective resource
    for educating the community about immunizations.
  • CVS was willing to print the immunization
    messages on their prescription bag labels for
    FREE.
  • CVS printed a total of 2,599,688 messages from
    April through December 2005.
  • Pharmacists possess a great deal of knowledge and
    can serve as valuable immunization advocates
    because of their accessibility to a wide range of
    patients.

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Questions
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For More Information
  • Sandra K. Schwartz, MSN, RN
  • Chair, Pennsylvania Immunization Coalition
  • sschwartz_at_chesco.org
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