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Promoting Meningococcal Vaccine Equity in Adolescent Patients
Episode 238
Published 3 years, 2 months ago
Description
In this episode, Tamera Coyne-Beasley, MD, MPH, discusses strategies to address barriers to improve meningococcal vaccination rates by addressing social determinants of health and minimizing vaccine inequities, such as:
- Working closely with members of the community, including community-based organizations and adolescent and young adult influencers
- Involving all youth when designing vaccination outreach and messaging programs
- Creating and evaluating the use of technology
- Using graphics, voices, and videos, appealing to all languages, and learning styles
- Acknowledging that racism exists in medicine and medical history
- Informing individuals that many children, including undocumented immigrants and those who are uninsured or underinsured, may be eligible for free meningococcal vaccines through the Vaccines for Children program
- Seeking ways to address the shortage of healthcare professionals
Faculty:
Tamera Coyne-Beasley, MD, MPH
Derrol Dawkins, MD Endowed Chair in Adolescent Medicine
Vice-Chair, Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine
Division Director
Adolescent Medicine
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Children's of Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama
Link to full program:
https://bit.ly/3T0GLG2
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