FLU Vaccination

Welcome to the Flu Vaccination Challenge blog.  We invite you to use this on-line community to share experiences, thoughts, comments, resources and best practices relative to increasing flu vaccination rates among health care workers.   For additional resources or to join the challenge visit Flu Vaccination Challenge webpages.
 

Joint Commission Resources received funding and other support from GlaxoSmithKline for the Flu Vaccination Challenge initiative.

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Disclaimer:  Any comments related to product/company specific information, promotion of products, or otherwise objectionable content will be removed at the discretion of Joint Commission Resources.   This forum is not intended to discuss opinions on the benefits or drawbacks of any particular vaccine or vaccine manufacturer, but to share strategies and practices that have resulted in success in increasing vaccination rates.

It’s Not Too Late to Join The Flu Vaccination Challenge!

• 12/14/2011
• Author: Flu Vaccination Challenge Team
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s annual National Influenza Vaccination Week was December 4 through December 10.  This annual event addresses the burden of seasonal flu and reminds Americans that it’s not too late to get vaccinated. It’s also not too late to join the 4th annual Flu Vaccination Challenge.  This is a fun way to get your health care worker colleagues – from phy... more >>

Best Practices to Increase Flu Vaccination Rates Among Health Care Workers

• 11/17/2011
• Author: Flu Vaccination Challenge Team
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The 4th annual Flu Vaccination Challenge from Joint Commission Resources (JCR) is underway!  JCR continues to challenge health care organizations to achieve flu vaccination rates of 75, 85 or 95 percent.  Join now to increase vaccination rates at your health care organization.   Once registered, the Flu Vaccination Challenge has resources to help generate excitement about your activities with ... more >>

Free Flu Vaccination Challenge Webinar! Hear from National Experts and Get Your Questions Answered

• 11/4/2011
• Author: Flu Vaccination Challenge Team
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Do you have questions about the Flu Vaccination Challenge?  Do you have ideas to share that might benefit others, or do you want to hear how other organizations reached their staff vaccination goal?Please join nationally recognized flu experts Dr. William Schaffner and Dr. Tom Talbot for a free teleconference about implementing the Flu Vaccination Challenge in your own organization... more >>

Launch of the 4th Annual Flu Vaccination Challenge!

• 10/7/2011
• Author: Flu Vaccination Challenge Team
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Joint Commission Resources (JCR) is proud to launch the 4th Annual Flu Vaccination Challenge, a nationwide program that encourages health care organizations to raise their flu vaccination rates among staff. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), annual flu vaccination is the most effective method for preventing flu virus infection and its complication... more >>

Submit Results for the Flu Vaccination Challenge: Extended to April 29th

• 4/5/2011
• Author: Flu Vaccination Challenge Team
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You’ve worked hard all season to improve your facility’s staff vaccination rate, so don’t let your efforts go unnoticed.  The team at JCR is excited to find out how you did!  The last date to submit results for the Flu Vaccination Challenge has been extended to Friday, April 29th. Submit your results here via a quick and easy survey. Thank you for your dedication to improv... more >>

Time to submit results for the Flu Vaccination Challenge

• 3/1/2011
• Author: Flu Vaccination Challenge Team
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Did your organization meet this year’s Flu Vaccination Challenge? Did you reach your staff vaccination goal? Joint Commission Resources (JCR) is eager to find out!   Now that registration for this year’s Challenge is closed, you can submit your vaccination results here. We are also interested to hear about your experience along the way.   Over 1,200 organizations are taking the Challenge this ... more >>

Last chance to join the Flu Vaccination Challenge

• 1/19/2011
• Author: Flu Vaccination Challenge Team
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Happy New Year! As we begin 2011, we find ourselves in the middle of the flu season.  You may be surprised to learn that widespread influenza activity is increasing in the United States, according to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). To help protect your staff and patients this season, we encourage all hospitals and health care organizations to regi... more >>

It’s National Influenza Vaccination Week and not too late to join the Flu Vaccination Challenge!

• 12/16/2010
• Author: Flu Vaccination Challenge Team
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Last week was the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) annual National Influenza Vaccination Week, which recognized the burden of influenza and reminded Americans throughout the country that it’s not too late to get vaccinated. It’s also not too late to join the 3rd annual Flu Vaccination Challenge to help get more health care workers vaccinated against the flu. In fact, the flu ... more >>

Over 1,100 Health Care Organizations Have Joined the Flu Vaccination Challenge!

• 10/26/2010
• Author: Flu Vaccination Challenge Team
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Thank you to all who participated in the teleconference! We have surpassed the 1,100 registrant mark for the 3rd annual Flu Vaccination Challenge!  You have banded together to make sure your colleagues protect themselves and others from the flu, and we are truly blown away by your support and enthusiasm. Because of your participation last year, Joint Commission Resources is raising t... more >>

Join us for a free teleconference about the Flu Vaccination Challenge

• 10/12/2010
• Author: Flu Vaccination Challenge Team
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Do you have questions about the Flu Vaccination Challenge? Would you like to hear directly from a national flu expert? Are you interested in improving the flu vaccination rate among employees at your organization? If so – please join Dr. William Schaffner and presenters from Longview Regional Medical Center and Providence California South Bay Service for a teleconference to discuss... more >>

Attn: Health Care Organizations! Share pictures of your vaccination success

• 9/29/2010
• Author: Flu Vaccination Challenge Team
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This year’s flu vaccine, which includes the 2009 H1N1 strain6A, is now available. The 3rd annual Flu Vaccination Challenge from Joint Commission Resources (JCR) has begun. Use Twitter to post pictures, quotes or tips for encouraging health care workers to get their flu vaccination this year. Mark your tweets with #FluVaxChallenge, so everyone can follow.You can also submit photos of people... more >>

Best Practices to Increase Flu Vaccination Rates among Healthcare Workers

• 9/17/2010
• Author: Flu Vaccination Challenge Team
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The 3rd annual Flu Vaccination Challenge from Joint Commission Resources (JCR) is underway! JCR has raised the stakes this year, encouraging health care organizations to reach a flu vaccination of 75, 85 or 95 percent. Join now to increase the vaccination rates at your health care organization. For inspiration, here are a few “best practices” from last year’s Challenge to help you i... more >>

Announcing the launch of the 3rd Flu Vaccination Challenge!

• 8/17/2010
• Author: Flu Vaccination Challenge Team
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Summer is winding down, and flu season is approaching. And so is the launch of the 3rd annual Flu Vaccination Challenge, a nationwide effort to encourage health care workers to get vaccinated against the flu. Over one thousand health care organizations have participated in the campaign each year.  We are thrilled to announce the results from last year’s Challenge: participating health care org... more >>

Wrapping Up the 2009/10 Flu Vaccination Challenge

• 3/2/2010
• Author: Gina LaMantia
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The time has come to wrap up the Flu Vaccination Challenge. I hope you have found this forum helpful in encouraging your staff to be vaccinated. It’s time to submit your results. Please click on the link on the www.FluVaccinationChallenge.com home page to submit your results to Joint Commission Resourc... more >>

True or False? February is too late for a Flu Shot

• 2/3/2010
• Author: Gina LaMantia
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  False! Historically, the highest incidence of seasonal flu is in February. Please use this and other seasonal flu facts in creative ways to get your staff vaccinated. It’s not too late! Please refer back to our discussion from November about the myths associated with seasonal flu.   February is also Valentine’s Day. What... more >>

January Blog Posting

• 1/7/2010
• Author: Gina LaMantia
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Happy New Year! Resolutions Your Staff Can Easily Fulfill   It’s officially 2010, and time for all of us to make our New Year’s resolutions for the year. Encourage your staff to put protecting themselves and their patients from seasonal flu at the top of their list. Think of creative ways to get your staff involved and v... more >>

Flu Vaccination Challenge DECEMBER BLOG: HOLIDAY HEADACHES

• 12/2/2009
• Author: Dr. William Schaffner
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The holidays are here, and you know what that means: lots of family and friends, eating, gift giving and stress. According to the CDC, public vaccination rates drop off steeply after Thanksgiving because we are all focused on the holidays. Your staff may claim they are too busy to get a seasonal flu vaccination, but this month, it’s more important than ever to encourage them to receive the vaccina... more >>

FLU Vaccination Challenge

• 11/17/2008
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Welcome to the Flu Vaccination Challenge blog.  As a registered participant of this initiative, we invite you to use this on-line community to share experiences, thoughts, comments, resources and best practices relative to increasing flu vaccination rates among health care workers.   We wish you success in meeting the Flu Vaccination Challenge.  For additional resources visit Flu Vaccina... more >>