WA-CHIP Working to Increase Vaccinations
Washington’s child health improvement partnership, WA-CHIP, which is led by WCAAP, is working on multiple fronts to improve child health. The First Year Families arm of the partnership focuses on […]
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Next Immunizations Learning Collaborative Cohort Launches April 27th – Join Now!
Tatiana Sarkhosh, MPH Program Manager, WCAAP Child and adolescent vaccines are down 20% month over month. We all collectively want to overcome these gaps and we also know how busy […]
First Year Families: Pediatrics Supporting Parents
Jennifer Donahue & Sarah Rafton What if pediatric well-care was re-designed to support early relational health or social and emotional health and development, particularly for families of color, via the […]
First Year Families: Perinatal Mood Disorder Learning Collaborative
Tatiana Sarkhosh, MPHWCAAP Program Manager For the past year, seven clinics in Pierce and Yakima counties participated in our learning collaborative called “First Year Families,” which is part of WCAAP’s […]
WA-CHIP’s Champions for Youth Steering Committee: Working Together to Promote Vaccinations, Improve Behavioral Health
Ariana Salaiz Program Manager, WCAAP WCAAP’s Champions for Youth Steering Committee, an integral component of our Child Health Improvement Partnership (WA-CHIP) has been a critical place for primary care providers, […]
WCAAP Efforts to Increase Adolescent Vaccination Rates
Ariana Salaiz Program Manager, WCAAP WCAAP, in collaboration with WithinReach and DOH, created postcards, letters, and a social media toolkit to help clinics and schools raise awareness about the importance […]
Adolescent Immunizations – Reminder/Recall Success
Ariana Salaiz WCAAP Program Manager The second cohort of the WA-CHIP Adolescent Immunizations Learning Collaborative began March 2020 and wrapped-up January 2021. As adolescent immunizations were de-prioritized due to COVID-19, […]
King County: Improve Your Practice’s Adolescent Vaccination Rates
Ariana Salaiz WCAAP Program Manager Vaccination rates have decreased 37% for 11-12 year olds and 35% for 13-17 year olds in our state this year. It is more important than […]
WA-CHIP Demonstrates Improvement in Missed Vaccine Opportunities
Ariana Salaiz Program Manager, WCAAP WCAAP’s WA-CHIP (Washington Child Health Improvement Partnership) Adolescent Vaccination Learning Collaborative has seen great efforts put forth by our nine clinics from Spokane and King […]
Saturday Clinics Increase Access to Vaccines in South King County
Ariana Salaiz WCAAP Program Manager To supplement and compliment reminder and recall immunization efforts, through the WA-CHIP learning collaborative, the Federal Way Sea Mar Community Health Center held a dedicated […]