Childhood Vaccination: A Two-Part Series
Join us for a complimentary webinar addressing early childhood and school-age vaccination. Explore the importance, origins, potential risks, and tactical deployment of vaccination strategies. Learn about the pivotal role vaccination plays in protecting the health and welfare of individuals, healthcare workers, and the broader community. Gain a deeper understanding of how efficient vaccination practices form the foundation of a secure and hygienic healthcare setting.
Session One: School-Age Vaccination: Pediatric School Certificates and Immunization Review Process
Join KyIP and KDPH for am informative sessions aimed at enhancing childhood and school-age vaccination rates in Kentucky communities. Key presenter Crystal Back, RN, Pediatric Immunization Nurse Coordinator from the Kentucky Department of Public Health discusses school age vaccination, reporting student vaccinations, monitoring student vaccination status and best practices on immunization review process.
- Apply state regulations, ACIP vaccine recommendations, and best practices to improve early childhood vaccination uptake.
- Utilize the Immunization Outreach website and toolkits to promote childhood vaccination.
- Evaluate school age vaccination data in the community to develop community outreach and education programs.
- Use newly enhanced skills in completing the annual state immunization survey
Session Two: Early Childhood Vaccination: Pediatric School Certificates and Immunization Review Process
Join KyIP and KDPH for informative sessions aimed at enhancing childhood and school-age vaccination rates in Kentucky communities. Key presenters Crystal Back, RN, Pediatric Immunization Nurse Coordinator and Tara Pendygraft, MPH, Education and Outreach Coordinator from the Kentucky Department of Public Health discuss early childhood vaccination, monitoring child vaccination status, facility compliance monitoring and the National Immunization Survey & Kentucky Vaccination Coverage.
- Gain improved knowledge of state regulations, ACIP vaccine recommendations, and best practices to improve early childhood vaccination uptake.
- Utilize the Immunization Outreach website and toolkits to promote childhood vaccination.
- Understand the functionality and benefits of the statewide immunization information system, Kentucky Immunization Registry (KYIR). Implement newly learned skills to access individual vaccination status and develop individual vaccination plans.
Links and Information for Continuing Education Credits
School Aged Vaccinations Online – Evaluation link, password and QR code
Accreditation and Disclosure Statements – School Age Vaccinations Online
Early Childhood Vaccinations Online – Evaluation link, password and QR code
Accreditation and Disclosure Statements – Early Childhood Vaccinations Online