Influenza Vaccination

Gallant, Donna M Pierrynowski; Murray, Mary; McNeil, Shelly

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“…This method of programme delivery involves multiple strategies that target multiple audiences and considers the social determinants of health in the promotion of evidence-based health information and resources 20. These combined interventions have been associated with an increase in vaccine confidence and uptake as compared with single component interventions 21 22. Immunisation support programmes can exist across settings, including provincial, territorial and local governments, in public health clinics, school-based settings and within the community 23.…”

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Characteristics of immunisation support programmes in Canada: a scoping review and environmental scan

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ObjectiveTo identify, characterise and map the existing knowledge about programmes that provide immunisation support to Canadians and barriers and facilitators to their delivery.DesignScoping review and environmental scan.IntroductionVaccine hesitancy may be associated with unmet support needs of individuals. Immunisation support programmes that provide multicomponent approaches can improve vaccine confidence and equitable access.Inclusion criteriaCanadian programmes that focus on providing information about immunisation for the general public, but excluding articles targeting health professionals. The primary concept involves mapping the characteristics of programmes and our secondary concept examines barriers and facilitators to programme delivery.MethodsThe Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology guided this review, reported using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews. A search strategy was developed and translated for six databases in November 2021 (updated October 2022). Unpublished literature was identified through the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health Grey Matters checklist and other relevant sources. Stakeholders (n=124) from Canadian regional health authorities were also contacted by email for publicly accessible information. Two independent raters screened and extracted data from identified material. Results are presented in tabular form.ResultsThe search strategy and environmental scan resulted in 15 287 sources. A total of 161 full-text sources were reviewed after applying eligibility criteria, resulting in 50 articles. Programmes were delivered in multiple Canadian provinces, focusing on various vaccine types. All programmes aimed to increase vaccine uptake and were mostly provided in person. Multidisciplinary delivery teams based on collaborations among multiple entities were credited as a facilitator to programme delivery across settings. Limitations on programme resources, attitudes of programme staff and participants, and systems organisation were identified as barriers to delivery.ConclusionsThis review highlighted characteristics of immunisation support programmes across various settings and described multiple facilitators and barriers. These findings can inform future interventions that aim to support Canadians in making decisions about immunisation.

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Characteristics of immunisation support programmes in Canada: a scoping review and environmental scan

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Vaccination of Health Care Workers for Influenza: Promote Safety Culture, Not Coercion

Yassi

Lockhart

Buxton

et al. 2010

Can J Public Health

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Objectives: In British Columbia (BC), Canada, all health care facilities must have a written staff policy on influenza immunization that includes notice that non-immunized staff can be excluded from work without pay during an influenza outbreak in the facility. In light of this policy, our objectives were to explore the views of BC health care workers (HCWs) regarding how best to promote vaccine uptake.Methods: Long-term care, and acute and community health sites in three of six health regions were divided into thirds, according to their previous season's vaccine uptake rates, and the upper and lower thirds targeted. Ten focus groups were held. NVivo software (QSR International) and a separate editing style were used for analysis. Results:Four dominant themes emerged: knowledge, communication, perceived punitive nature of workplace policy, and safety climate. HCWs across all focus groups noted that influenza campaign communications should include reinforcement of basic infection control, workplace health and healthy lifestyle choices that affect overall health. HCWs indicated that they wanted a workplace policy that is easy to understand, respectful of individual choice and not punitive. Conclusions:Our findings highlight the importance of comprehensive approaches, a message that has not appeared as strongly in previous literature. Focus group participants pointed out the importance of health and safety at work generally and felt that creating a healthy workplace culture is necessary to promoting vaccine uptake. Future vaccine promotion initiatives should be integrated into facility-wide workplace health campaigns and care taken to ensure that vaccination campaigns do not appear coercive to HCWs.La traduction du résumé se trouve à la fin de l'article.

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Mandatory Immunization of Health Care Providers

Gemmill

2006

Can J Public Health

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Influenza Vaccination

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Characteristics of immunisation support programmes in Canada: a scoping review and environmental scan

Characteristics of immunisation support programmes in Canada: a scoping review and environmental scan

Vaccination of Health Care Workers for Influenza: Promote Safety Culture, Not Coercion

Mandatory Immunization of Health Care Providers

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