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I Raise the Rates: Community Champion Guide

Welcome to the I Raise the Rates Community Champion Guide! This guide will provide education and resources to help you implement interventions to promote adult immunizations in your community.

Immunization

What is an Immunization Community Champion? As a clinician leader and immunization advocate, you can develop and lead a project to promote adult vaccine uptake in your community at your own pace.Ìý

Your voice matters! As a clinician, you are among the most trusted messengers of health information. You are also an important member of the community, with many connections and opportunities to engage with members of the public. Whether you are a part of a neighborhood or community association, or a member of a book club, or involved in a faith-based organization, you are connected to your community in many ways. And each of these connections is an opportunity to educate your community about the importance of immunizations. Ìý

ACP is Here to Help. This I Raise the Rates Community Champion Guide offers a range of educational resources. You will get access to a fillable toolkit to help you design your personal action plan to increase vaccinations in your community. The guide includes the following components: Ìý

  • Targeting the ProblemÌý
  • Identifying Your Community Engagement OpportunityÌý
  • Establishing Your Community TeamÌý
  • Writing Your SMARTIE StatementÌý
  • Brainstorming and Prioritizing Your ActivitiesÌý
  • Creating Your Evaluation Strategy Ìý

I Raise the Rates Community Champion Toolkit

Quick Links: Helpful Resources from ACP’s Adult Immunization HubÌý

You may find the following resources helpful as you implement your community action plan.

Resources for Clinicians:Ìý

  • Clinical UpdatesÌý
  • Quick learning activities to stay up to date on your flu vaccine knowledge (1-2 minutes)Ìý
    • Check out the following tips to help with selection of select the appropriate flu vaccine for your patient's needs.ÌýÌý
    • This quick activity offers tips to help you answer your patients flu related questions.Ìý
    • Older adults are at a higher risk for flu related complications. Check out which specific flu vaccine types are offers extra protection for those 65+.Ìý
  • Strategies to Build Vaccine Confidence:Ìý
    • (video)Ìý
    • Click Here to Download "Announce, Inquire, Mirror, Secure Trust" ChartÌý
    • (video)Ìý
  • Resources to make vaccine referralsÌý

Resources for Patients:Ìý

For more information: Visit the ACP Adult Immunization Resource HubÌý