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Steve Sisolak Lisa Sherych Governor Interim Administrator Richard Whitley Ihsan Azzam, Ph.D., M.D. Director Chief Medical Officer Collaborating for Health A WIC Immunization Journey Department of Health and Human Services 1 WIC WIC-

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Collaborating for Health A WIC – Immunization Journey

Department of Health and Human Services 1 Steve Sisolak

Governor

Richard Whitley

Director

Lisa Sherych

Interim Administrator

Ihsan Azzam, Ph.D., M.D.

Chief Medical Officer

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WIC

WIC- The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, Children

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Vaccines For Children
Special Projects

– 317, Cocooning Program, School/Childcare, Pandemic Influenza, Perinatal Hep B,

NV WebIZ – Nevada’s Immunization Information

System

– Data, forecasting, official records, public portal, inventory management – Help Desk, Trainers, HL7, Data Quality

Nevada State Immunization Program

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Collaboration

National Immunization Survey Data

– 80% non-WIC participants UTD – 66% WIC participants UTD

Immunization Program Manager approached

the WIC Program Integrity Coordinator to share & discuss strategy

Met several times beginning November 2018

to formulate objectives and activities

Spring 2019- plan was in action!

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WIC policy change

– annual training, immunization assessment

Toolkit
NV WebIZ Trainings

– Over 140 WIC staff – 15 WIC locations – 13 WebIZ training sessions

More To Come:

– Train the trainer – Vaccinate Your Family’s WIC specific curriculum – WIC specific webinars from Immunize Nevada – Measures – working on identifying meaningful measures of success

What Came of It

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Learning how to use NV WebIZ… …and putting it into practice!

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https://immunizenevada.org/sites/default/files/ Trainings/Immunization%20Toolkit%20for%20W IC%20Staff%202019%20Final.pdf

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WIC Toolkit Location

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Take Aways

Speak to a common goal

– In this case public health and protecting Nevada’s children and moms

Helps to have a champion!

– Thank you, Blanca!!

Find the decision maker

– Those that can affect change in policy

It is not one and done

– Policy change is a living thing…nurture it!

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Questions?

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Contact Information

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