FLU Vaccination



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 Vaccination Challenge webpages.


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.

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

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
  • Author: admin admin
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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 >>






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