WA-CHIP Immunizations
Washington’s Child Health Improvement Partnership (WA-CHIP) leads immunizations learning collaboratives to improve child and adolescent vaccination rates statewide.
- Over a 9-month period, clinics will identify opportunities to increase childhood and adolescent vaccinations, use an equity focus to help identify health care gaps for patient population by race, ethnicity, and language, implement improvements, receive regular data and coaching, and benefit from participating in a community of clinics working toward the same goals.
COVID-19 Vaccines
Answers to Common Questions
January 2022 AAP FAQ for Families
COVID-19 Vaccine Common Questions Resource Links
FAQ on COVID-19 Vaccine to share with families/parents
Webinars
- 45-minute WCAAP Webinar: Promoting COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance in Extraordinary Times (Dr. Doug Opel, March 24, 2021)
- COVID-19 vaccine communication practices and tactics:
- Preparing to answer hard questions & managing our own emotions (view recording)
- Building trust with families & ensuring consistent messaging (view recording)
- Overcoming objections, addressing misconceptions (view recording)
- Talking about safety (view recording) *this session includes information from DOH on support for COVID-19 vaccine providers
- October 28: Information from DOH on distribution and administration of COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 5-11 (view recording)
- November 3: Town Hall Forum with DOH on COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 5-11 (coming soon)
- November 10: Talking safety – kids ages 5-11 (coming soon)
- December 1: Addressing misconceptions – kids ages 5-11 (coming soon)
Articles & Discussion Guides
- ”Vaccinating Youth” page for health care providers (or look for the skateboarding tile on www.doh.wa.gov/Covid19VaccineProvider)
- Health Care Provider Discussion Guide: Building Confidence in COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines (wa.gov)
- Addressing Mistrust About COVID-19 Vaccines Among Patients of Color, Annals of Internal Medicine
- National Study of Youth Opinions on Vaccination for COVID-19 in the U.S., Journal of Adolescent Health
Toolkits
- What Parents/Guardians Should Know about Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine (PDF)
- COVID-19 Vaccines: Pediatric Vaccine Toolkit for Providers (PowerPoint)
- COVID-19 Vaccines: Pediatric Vaccine Toolkit for Schools (PowerPoint)
- Washington State DOH Power of Providers Initiative
- WCAAP/WithinReach/DOH/PHSKC Vax Into Summer, Vax to School toolkits
- HHS We Can Do This campaign – toolkit for pediatricians
- AD Council COVID vaccine education toolkit
Resource Collections
- AAP Page on COVID Vaccines: Includes Implementation Resources and Information for Families (in English and Spanish)
- Immunization Action Coalition list of resources
- CHOP Vaccine Education Center:
HPV Vaccine
- Podcast: Pediatrics On Call from the AAP: Episode 175, “Pediatrics Research Roundup, HPV at 9” with Sherri Zorn, MD, FAAP.
- 2-minute video from the National HPV Vaccination Roundtable: HPV Vaccinations: 9 Benefits of Starting at Age 9
- 1 minute video from AAP: Why is HPV Vaccine Recommended at Age 9-12?
- Why AAP recommends initiating vaccination as early as age 9
- WA DOH HPV at 9 website
Using WA-IIS
Use these resources to make the best use of the Washington State Immunization Information System (WAIIS) and improve immunization rates.
Department of Health Resources
- Register to use WAIIS: Learn More
- IIS training materials: Learn More
- How to use reminder recall in the IIS (PDF): Learn More
- WCAAP/DOH reminder recall webinar: Learn More
- Reminder-recall resources (PDF): Learn More
- Adding, editing and deleting vaccines (PDF): Learn More
Recent Vaccines Webinars
Responding to Resurgence: Identifying and Treating Measles, Pertussis, & COVID In Children
Responding to Resurgence: Identifying and Treating Measles, Pertussis, & COVID In Children is a 60-minute clinical webinar from the Washington Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (WCAAP) focused on […]
Breathe Easy: Best Practices for Respiratory Vaccine Inventory Management
An informational webinar designed to offer easy, practical steps to better manage respiratory vaccine inventory for those administering vaccines across WA state.
Nirsevimab Informational Webinar
The Washington Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (WCAAP) and Washington Department of Health (WA DOH) share important information regarding the clinical and operational steps for ordering and administering […]