Research shows that the
United States has reached 80% on covering the standard vaccine series for
children, and more than 85% of teens were vaccinated in 2015. Vaccines are a
wonderful weapon against deadly and serious diseases. Continued vaccination is
important to keep many of these diseases from returning to the general
population.
Creating awareness is a
great way start to educating people about the importance of vaccinations and
the consequences of avoiding them. Some successful methods of creating
awareness are as follows:
Interact with your
local health departments to learn how you can specifically help them the most.
Support the
significance of immunizations by adding NIAM materials to your social media
posts and creating reminders about immunization.
Create newsletters and
promote them with the help of social media. You can post vaccine-related
information from the health department website.
Reach your community
members through Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and more. Conducting a community
event about vaccinations and giving gifts that act as a reminder about getting
vaccines helps. Silicone wristbands are a good way to remind people about any
event. Since silicone is a skin-friendly material, they are perfect for daily
wear. You can have the vaccine-related message such as "Get vaccinated at
your next annual exam." Also, you can choose writable bands on which a
person can write a reminder date and then erase it to write something else once
the date is past.
Create a call to action
for parents, caregivers, and healthcare providers to make sure that people in
their homes are fully immunized against the vaccine-preventable diseases.
You can choose themes
related to vaccination and discuss them in your social media posts. One theme
could be "Share reasons you get vaccinated." Allow all your friends
to participate, and have them share their stories about why they vaccinate.
Another good technique
to convey the message is to show a movie. Instead of searching for an
awareness-related movie online, you could make a short film describing the
importance of vaccination and let your neighbors, friends and community members
watch it.
Take a chance to
re-check your vaccine list. Talk with your healthcare provider and get to know
the vaccines you and your family need. Putting your healthiest foot forward
gives you confidence and helps strengthen your family.
Once you are
vaccinated, you are all set to have a safe and a happy holiday season. Enjoy
the most knowing that you have taken the single and the best step to protect
yourself and your loved ones against serious and life-threatening diseases.
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