Open AccessInfluenza Vaccination Coverage of Health Care Personnel in Los Angeles County Hospitals, 2016–2017
Author(s) -
Talar Kamali,
Chelsea Foo,
Kelsey OYong,
Dawn Terashita
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2019.305555
Subject(s) - vaccination , outreach , medicine , influenza season , health care , intervention (counseling) , environmental health , family medicine , influenza vaccine , nursing , virology , political science , law , economics , economic growth
The objective of the Los Angeles County, California (LAC), health care personnel (HCP) influenza vaccination improvement intervention was to increase HCP influenza vaccination coverage during the 2016-2017 influenza season via targeted outreach to LAC acute care hospitals. We selected 13 facilities for intervention and received tailored recommendations from a menu of evidence-based practices. Following the season, each hospital in the intervention group experienced a significant increase in vaccination coverage, which increased the LAC countywide average for all hospitals by 5%, from 74% to 79%.