Influenza Vaccination Coverage of Health Care Personnel in Los Angeles County Hospitals, 2016-2017

Talar Kamali; Chelsea Foo; Kelsey OYong; Dawn Terashita

doi:10.2105/AJPH.2019.305555

Influenza Vaccination Coverage of Health Care Personnel in Los Angeles County Hospitals, 2016-2017

Am J Public Health. 2020 May;110(5):693-695. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2019.305555. Epub 2020 Mar 19.

Authors

Talar Kamali¹, Chelsea Foo¹, Kelsey OYong¹, Dawn Terashita¹

Affiliation

¹ Talar Kamali, Chelsea Foo, Kelsey OYong, and Dawn Terashita are with the Acute Communicable Disease Control Program, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA.

Abstract

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%.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Hospitals, County / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Immunization Programs / organization & administration*
Immunization Programs / statistics & numerical data
Influenza Vaccines / administration & dosage*
Los Angeles
Personnel, Hospital / statistics & numerical data*
Program Evaluation
Seasons
Vaccination Coverage / statistics & numerical data*

Substances

Influenza Vaccines

Grants and funding

U38 OT000143/OT/OSTLTS CDC HHS/United States