Session H Pinete and Schwab - Rutgers SPH · 2018. 6. 11. · Information System (NJIIS) Training & Recruiting •NJIIS Quality Assurance •Hepatitis B Birth Dose •Protect Me With

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Fostering Community Involvement in Immunization Promotion

The Essex Mero Immunization Coalition

Liliana Pinete, MPH, Chief Operating Officer Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern NJ

Joseph Schwab, MD, MPH Associate Professor of Pediatrics Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

• www.partnershipmch.org • 50 Park Place, Suite 700 • Newark, NJ 07102 •

Organizational Overview

• Maternal and Child Health Consortium• 501c(3) organization • 24 Member Hospitals• Covering Northern NJ Counties:

• Sussex• Passaic• Warren• Morris• Essex• Union• Hudson• Bergen


Partnership ProgramsImproving Pregnancy

Outcomes• Central Intake (Bergen, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Union)• Community Health Workers (Hudson, Passaic, Union)

Family Success Centers • City of Irvington • Morris County

Home Visiting• Healthy Families (Essex, Morris, Passaic)• Nurse-Family Partnership (Bergen, Hudson, Passaic, Union)• Parents as Teachers (Bergen, Morris)

Education

•Dadventures Fatherhood Program•Lead Poisoning Prevention Program•NJ PREP (Personal Responsibility Education Program) •NJ Immunization Information System (NJIIS) & Immunization Initiatives•Perinatal Addictions Prevention Program•Postpartum Depression & Perinatal Mood Disorders•Professional Education•Project LAUNCH

Quality Improvement • Fetal Infant Mortality Review (FIMR)• Electronic Birth Certificate Data Monitoring & Support

Healthy Start (HRSA) • Education & Case Management• Irvington and Newark

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Immunization Initiatives

• Essex Metro Immunization Coalition

• Adolescent Immunization Program

• New Jersey Immunization Information System (NJIIS) Training & Recruiting

• NJIIS Quality Assurance• Hepatitis B Birth Dose• Protect Me With 3+


Essex Metro Immunization Coalition (EMIC)

• The Essex Metro Immunization Coalition (EMIC) is New Jersey’s only municipality-focused, state-supported coalition.

• Focused on the cities of Newark, Irvington, East Orange, Orange and surrounding Essex County communities


EMIC Goals

• Educate both the public and healthcare workers about the safety, importance, and benefits of immunizations across the lifespan.

• Community Education and Engagement Working Groups

Driving the Coalition’s mission are Chair Joseph V. Schwab, MD, MPH Associate Professor of Pediatrics at

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and Vice Chair Esney Sharpe, President and CEO of the Bessie Mae Women’s Health Center in East Orange, a long-time

community health advocate.

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Recruitment Strategies

• Ask that members send representatives to meetings when they cannot attend• Booklet, postcard and

invitation letter for prospective members• Outreach to community

partners- WIC, preschools, etc.


Parent Workshops and Health Fairs

From left to right: Kendra Julien shares HPV education at a health fair, Emily Haines shares childhood immunization information at Jersey City City Hall, and immunization education materials are shared at the Newark Community Health Center health in Newark.


Immunization Health Fair

• The Community Education working group planned a health fair in Military Park.

• Amerigroup sponsored the event, allowing us to provide tables and chairs for 24 health vendors.

• Walgreens and Horizon NJ provided flu vaccine on site.

• Walgreens, Horizon NJ, and Newark Community Health Centers provided health screenings (blood pressure and glucose screenings).

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2017 Immunization Health Fair

Above: Karen Johnson-LaRussa from the East Orange Health Department shared disease prevention information. Left: Emily Haines & Kendra Julien from the Partnership shared immunization information for children through adults.


The Senate and General Assembly of New Jersey recognized the Partnership’s Essex Metro Immunization Coalition for invaluable initiatives during the 2016 National Immunization Awareness Month.

Esney Sharpe, EMIC Vice-Chair, Dr. Joseph Schwab, EMIC Chair, and Liliana Pinete, Chief Operating Officer for the Partnership pose with the Joint Legislative Resolution.

EMIC Recognized by NJ Legislature for Immunization Initiatives


EMIC Communications Campaign• Social Media presence provides a

trusted resource for immunization information

• Networking with other immunization advocates in Essex County

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Training & Recruiting

• A healthcare provider that immunizes children less than 7 years of age is required to enroll as an authorized user and report vaccinations to NJIIS. Mandatory participation is stipulated in the New Jersey Administrative Code, N.J.A.C. 8:57-3.16

• Trainers recruit and train new users on how to navigate the registry and provide technical assistance for current users.

Quality Assurance

• QA specialists ensure healthcare sites in the process of having their EHRs interface with the registry are reporting accurate data as their records link with NJIIS.

Interoperability

• Trainer assists provider offices to interface their electronic health record systems with the registry.


New Jersey’s IIS• NJIIS is the official immunization registry for NJ

• Home grown registry

• Operating since 1997 and was updated in 2018 with version 2.0

• Managed by the Vaccine Preventable Disease Program

• Life-span registry

• No membership costs or fees to participate

• All children born in NJ are automatically enrolled through the EBC process

https://njiis.nj.gov


Contact Us• For more information about enrolling as a new user

or any question/request related to NJIIS please submit an Online Intake form

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Adolescent Immunization Program

Professional Resources• Free 1.0 Nursing Contact

Hour Educational Program• Assessment of HPV, Tdap,

and Meningococcal Rates• Patient education

materials• Ongoing support to

increase HPV vaccination rates


New Jersey Coverage Rates (2016)• 50.1% of female adolescents in NJ

aged 13-17 are up-to-date with their HPV vaccination.

• 35.8% of male adolescents in NJ aged 13-17 are up-to-date with their HPV vaccination.

• The Healthy People 2020 goal is 80% for both males and females for 3 doses of HPV vaccine1.

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CDC. Teen VaxView 2016 https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/imz-managers/coverage/teenvaxview/data-reports/hpv/dashboard/2016.html


Adolescent Immunization ProgramCommunity Education Initiatives• Parent workshops• Health Fairs• Documentary Film

Screenings• PTA presentations• School Health Classes

The Partnership table at the 2017 Immunization Health Fair hosted in

Military Park in Newark.

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/imz-managers/coverage/teenvaxview/data-reports/hpv/dashboard/2016.html

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Adolescent Immunization Program

1,700+ Community

Members via Health Fairs 344 HCPs

have completed HPV CEU

370+ HCPs have signed up for CEU

presentation

350 Parents via Group Education Sessions

29 clinics have received technical

assistance for improving HPV

rates

Community Education Clinical EducationMarch 2016-December 2017


Protect Me With 3+• Statewide Contest for

Middle School and High School Students to teach about recommendations for Tdap, HPV, Meningococcal, and Flu vaccines

• protectmewith3.com for guidelines


2017-2018 Contest Overview

• Beginning in August, the planning committee began contest promotion to schools and community organizations

• Contest submissions were accepted Dec. 4th – Jan. 28th

• Received 413 submissions from 23 schools

• Submissions were prescreened and then judged to select top 15 finalists

• Awards ceremony held on April 29th

http://www.protectmewith3.com/

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FIRST PLACEC A M R Y N F O N T A N A

B e r g e n C o u n t y T e c h n i c a l H i g h S c h o o l


2017 Awards Ceremony


Counties with Submissions

Counties without representation for all years: Salem, Cumberland, Cape May, Sussex

Graph created by the NJDOH VPDP, 2017.

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Hepatitis B Birth Dose • NJ has 4th lowest birth

dose coverage rate in US• Patient education

materials are provided in English, Spanish, and Chinese for distribution to healthcare sites working with pregnant women


How Can You Get Involved?üJoin us for quarterly EMIC meetings.

üFollow EMIC on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & join the conversation.

üPromote HPV educational programs to healthcare providers and community-based organizations.

üShare Protect Me with 3+ Contest Information with your school district.

üDistribute Hepatitis B Birth Dose Information to pregnant women.

üPromote NJIIS to patients and colleagues.

üContact us!


Questions?

Liliana Pinete, MD, MPH

Chief Operating Officer

Partnership for Maternal & Child

Health of Northern New Jersey

50 Park Place, Suite 700

Newark, NJ 07102

Tel: 973.268.2280 x 166

[email protected]

Joseph Schwab, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

90 Bergen St. Suite 4300

Newark, NJ 07103

[email protected]

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Session H Pinete and Schwab - Rutgers SPH · 2018. 6. 11. · Information System (NJIIS) Training & Recruiting •NJIIS Quality Assurance •Hepatitis B Birth Dose •Protect Me With