Session H Pinete and Schwab - Rutgers SPH

[Pages:9]Fostering Community Involvement in Immunization Promotion

The Essex Mero Immunization Coalition

Liliana Pinete, MPH, Chief Operating Officer Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern NJ Joseph Schwab, MD, MPH Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Organizational Overview

? Maternal and Child Health Consortium ? 501c(3) organization ? 24 Member Hospitals ? Covering Northern NJ Counties:

? Sussex ? Passaic ? Warren ? Morris ? Essex ? Union ? Hudson ? Bergen

? ? 50 Park Place, Suite 700 ? Newark, NJ 07102 ?

Partnership Programs

Improving Pregnancy Outcomes

Family Success Centers Home Visiting

Education

Quality Improvement Healthy Start (HRSA)

? Central Intake (Bergen, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Union) ? Community Health Workers (Hudson, Passaic, Union)

? City of Irvington ? Morris County

? Healthy Families (Essex, Morris, Passaic) ? Nurse-Family Partnership (Bergen, Hudson, Passaic, Union) ? Parents as Teachers (Bergen, Morris)

?Dadventures Fatherhood Program ?Lead Poisoning Prevention Program ?NJ PREP (Personal Responsibility Education Program) ?NJ Immunization Information System (NJIIS) & Immunization Initiatives ?Perinatal Addictions Prevention Program ?Postpartum Depression & Perinatal Mood Disorders ?Professional Education ?Project LAUNCH

? Fetal Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) ? Electronic Birth Certificate Data Monitoring & Support

? Education & Case Management ? Irvington and Newark

? ? 50 Park Place, Suite 700 ? Newark, NJ 07102 ?

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Immunization Initiatives

? Essex Metro Immunization Coalition

? Adolescent Immunization Program

? New Jersey Immunization Information System (NJIIS) Training & Recruiting

? NJIIS Quality Assurance ? Hepatitis B Birth Dose ? Protect Me With 3+

? ? 50 Park Place, Suite 700 ? Newark, NJ 07102 ?

Essex Metro Immunization Coalition (EMIC)

? The Essex Metro Immunization Coalition (EMIC) is New Jersey's only municipalityfocused, statesupported coalition.

? Focused on the cities of Newark, Irvington, East Orange, Orange and surrounding Essex County communities

? ? 50 Park Place, Suite 700 ? Newark, NJ 07102 ?

EMIC Goals

? Educate both the public and healthcare workers

about the safety, importance, and benefits of immunizations across the lifespan.

? Community Education and Engagement Working Groups

Driving the Coalition's mission are Chair Joseph V. Schwab, MD, MPH Associate Professor of Pediatrics at

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and Vice Chair Esney Sharpe, President and CEO of the Bessie Mae Women's Health Center in East Orange, a long-time

community health advocate.

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Recruitment Strategies

? Ask that members send representatives to meetings when they cannot attend

? Booklet, postcard and invitation letter for prospective members

? Outreach to community partners- WIC, preschools, etc.

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Parent Workshops and Health Fairs

From left to right: Kendra Julien shares HPV education at a health fair, Emily Haines shares childhood immunization information at Jersey City City Hall, and immunization education materials are shared at the Newark Community Health Center health in Newark.

? ? 50 Park Place, Suite 700 ? Newark, NJ 07102 ?

Immunization Health Fair

? The Community Education working group planned a health fair in Military Park.

? Amerigroup sponsored the event, allowing us to provide tables and chairs for 24 health vendors.

? Walgreens and Horizon NJ provided flu vaccine on site.

? Walgreens, Horizon NJ, and Newark Community Health Centers provided health screenings (blood pressure and glucose screenings).

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2017 Immunization Health Fair

Above: Karen Johnson-LaRussa from the East Orange Health Department shared disease prevention information. Left: Emily Haines & Kendra Julien from the Partnership shared immunization information for children through adults.

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EMIC Recognized by NJ Legislature for Immunization Initiatives

The Senate and General Assembly of New Jersey recognized the Partnership's Essex Metro Immunization Coalition for invaluable initiatives during the 2016 National Immunization Awareness Month. Esney Sharpe, EMIC Vice-Chair, Dr. Joseph Schwab, EMIC Chair, and Liliana Pinete, Chief Operating Officer for the Partnership pose with the Joint Legislative Resolution.

? ? 50 Park Place, Suite 700 ? Newark, NJ 07102 ?

EMIC Communications Campaign

? Social Media presence provides a trusted resource for immunization information

? Networking with other immunization advocates in Essex County

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Training & Recruiting ? A healthcare provider that immunizes

children less than 7 years of age is required to enroll as an authorized user and report vaccinations to NJIIS. Mandatory participation is stipulated in the New Jersey Administrative Code, N.J.A.C. 8:57-3.16

? Trainers recruit and train new users on how to navigate the registry and provide technical assistance for current users.

Quality Assurance ? QA specialists ensure healthcare sites in the

process of having their EHRs interface with the registry are reporting accurate data as their records link with NJIIS.

Interoperability ? Trainer assists provider offices to interface

their electronic health record systems with the registry.

? ? 50 Park Place, Suite 700 ? Newark, NJ 07102 ?

New Jersey's IIS

? NJIIS is the official immunization registry for NJ ? Home grown registry ? Operating since 1997 and was updated in 2018 with

version 2.0 ? Managed by the Vaccine Preventable Disease Program ? Life-span registry ? No membership costs or fees to participate ? All children born in NJ are automatically enrolled through

the EBC process



? ? 50 Park Place, Suite 700 ? Newark, NJ 07102 ?

Contact Us

? For more information about enrolling as a new user or any question/request related to NJIIS please submit an Online Intake form

? ? 50 Park Place, Suite 700 ? Newark, NJ 07102 ?

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Adolescent Immunization

Program

Professional Resources

? Free 1.0 Nursing Contact Hour Educational Program

? Assessment of HPV, Tdap,

and Meningococcal Rates

? Patient education

materials

? Ongoing support to

increase HPV vaccination

rates

? ? 50 Park Place, Suite 700 ? Newark, NJ 07102 ?

New Jersey Coverage Rates (2016)

? 50.1% of female adolescents in NJ aged 13-17 are up-to-date with their HPV vaccination.

? 35.8% of male adolescents in NJ aged 13-17 are up-to-date with their HPV vaccination.

? The Healthy People 2020 goal is 80% for both males and females for 3 doses of HPV vaccine1.

CDC. Teen VaxView 2016

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Adolescent Immunization Program

Community Education Initiatives

? Parent workshops ? Health Fairs ? Documentary Film

Screenings ? PTA presentations ? School Health Classes

The Partnership table at the 2017 Immunization Health Fair hosted in

Military Park in Newark.

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Adolescent Immunization

Program March 2016-December 2017

Community Education

Clinical Education

1,700+ Community Members via Health Fairs

350 Parents via Group Education Sessions

370+ HCPs have signed up for CEU presentation

29 clinics have received technical

assistance for improving HPV

rates

344 HCPs have

completed HPV CEU

? ? 50 Park Place, Suite 700 ? Newark, NJ 07102 ?

Protect Me With 3+

? Statewide Contest for Middle School and High School Students to teach about recommendations for Tdap, HPV, Meningococcal, and Flu vaccines

? for guidelines

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2017-2018 Contest Overview

? Beginning in August, the planning committee began contest promotion to schools and community organizations

? Contest submissions were accepted Dec. 4th ? Jan. 28th

? Received 413 submissions from 23 schools ? Submissions were prescreened and then judged to

select top 15 finalists ? Awards ceremony held on April 29th

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FIRST PLACE CAMRYN FONTANA Bergen County Technical High School

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2017 Awards Ceremony

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Counties with Submissions

Counties without representation for all years: Salem, Cumberland, Cape May, Sussex

Graph created by the NJDOH VPDP, 2017. ? ? 50 Park Place, Suite 700 ? Newark, NJ 07102 ?

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