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Setting up a Successful Clinic in Your Community
Doug Shenson M.D. M.P.H.
SPARC (Sickness Prevention Achieved through Regional Collaboration)
Why Vote & Vax? More than 120 million Americans
vote in national elections.
Approximately 70% the voters are over age 50.
Fewer than 40% of adults ages 50-64 receive an annual flu shot.
Polling places are mandated to be maximally accessible.
Local Elections When: Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
This year: November 6, 2012
They may be run by counties, cities, or townships.
They observe strict regulations.
Getting Started …Go to our website: www.voteandvax.org
Next steps … Download the Vote & Vax Resource Guide
Decide whether you would like to establish one or more Vote & Vax clinics at:
• Polling sites (in close proximity)
• Other community locations (senior center, etc.)
• Retail outlets
For clinics at polling sites …
Contact your local election authority. • Search “local government” in phone book • Consult the National Association of State
Election Directors at www.nased.org
Educate yourself about local regulations.
Choosing the Right Polling Place Consider the need • Which communities have low vaccination rates
Consider operational elements • Is there parking? • Is there registration space? • Is mobility to and from the polling place easy?
Outreach and Publicity• Flyers and posters
• Public service announcements (PSAs) for radio and local cable TV
• Press kits for local papers
• Call-in radio show (be a guest—and bring a local election official)
Vote & Vax Principles
• No partisan political activities.
• Not a “Get Out the Vote” initiative.
• Not for the exclusive benefit of voters.
• Clinic accessible after people have voted.
Vote & Vax National Deployment: 2008
Vote & Vax 2008: Reaching Black and Hispanic Participants Are Who Are Not Regular Flu Shot Recipients(Shenson D and Adams M. Vote & Vax: A National Program to Deliver Influenza Vaccinations at Polling Places. National Immunization Conference. Atlanta GA. April 2010 )
Whites Blacks Hispanics0
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57.7
39.835.2
42.3
60.264.8
Regular Flu Shot Recipients (%)
Not Regular Flu Shot Recipient (%)
For the community. An effective way to extend protection to those who would not otherwise be vaccinated.
Vote & Vax is smart …
For providers. A valuable way to become better known in your community as a responsive and dependable sourceof health care services.
Vote & Vax is smart …
Vote & Vax provides materials and technical assistance
In 2008 Vote & Vax
delivered 21,434 flu shots
in 42 states and DC at 331 polling places.
2004 2006 2008 2010 2012
Specific questions?
Visit www.voteandvax.org
Watch the 4-5 minute Vote & Vax video on YouTube
Contact Dr. Doug Shenson at [email protected] or by calling (617) 796 - 7966
