Promoting Meningococcal Vaccine Equity in Adolescent Patients

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