The role of schools in strengthening delivery of new adolescent vaccinations.
Schools offer an opportunity to deliver new vaccines to adolescents who may not receive them in their medical home. However, school budgets and health priorities are set at the local level; consequently resources devoted to health-related activities vary widely. Partnering with schools requires soliciting buy-in from stakeholders at district and school levels and providing added value to schools. With appropriate resources and partnerships, schools could carry out vaccination-related activities from educating students, parents, and communities to developing policies supporting vaccination, providing vaccines, or serving as the site at which partners administer vaccines. Activities will vary among schools, but every school has the potential to use some strategies that promote adolescent vaccination.
Lindley
Megan C
MC
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd NE, Mail Stop E-52, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. mlindley@cdc.gov
Boyer-Chu
Lynda
L
Fishbein
Daniel B
DB
Kolasa
Maureen
M
Middleman
Amy B
AB
Wilson
Thad
T
Wolicki
JoEllen
J
Wooley
Susan
S
D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012572:School Health Services; D012574:Schools / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States; D014611:Vaccination