Engaging school communities to prevent exemptions to kindergarten vaccination mandates

Summary

This project aims to partner with school communities in Georgia, Wisconsin, and Idaho to develop and pilot a multilevel intervention designed to prevent exemptions to kindergarten vaccination mandates.

What they want

The project is structured into three aims: Aim 1 will characterize multilevel drivers of exemptions to kindergarten vaccination mandates by using ethnographic methods, including observations and in-depth interviews, in 9 school communities with high exemption rates. Aim 2 will develop a multilevel intervention to reduce vaccine exemptions in partnership with school communities, utilizing group concept mapping with parent partners and a school health advisory board to prioritize intervention targets and develop components based on evidence-based strategies. Aim 3 will pilot the developed vaccine exemption intervention in the 9 study schools over two years, iteratively delivering and adapting it. A multimethod evaluation will examine pre/post-intervention changes in intermediate outcomes (vaccine perceptions, social norms, practical issues) and implementation outcomes (acceptability, reach, delivery cost), with exploratory analyses assessing changes in exemption rates and vaccination coverage.

Deliverables

Characterization of multilevel drivers of exemptions to kindergarten vaccination mandates
Developed multilevel intervention to reduce vaccine exemptions
Pilot delivery and adaptation of the vaccine exemption intervention
Evaluation of pre/post-intervention changes in intermediate outcomes
Evaluation of implementation outcomes (acceptability, reach, delivery cost)
Exploratory analyses of changes in exemption rates and vaccination coverage
Actionable data and scalable solutions for immunization services

Technical requirements

Ethnographic methods (observations, in-depth interviews)
Participatory method of group concept mapping
Evidence-based strategies for increasing vaccine uptake
Multimethod evaluation

Key personnel

Parent partners
School health advisory board

How they evaluate

Pre/post-intervention changes in intermediate outcomes related to vaccine perceptions, social norms, and practical issues
Implementation outcomes such as acceptability, reach, and delivery cost
Exploratory analyses of changes in exemption rates and vaccination coverage

Market context

inferred from NAICS

Professional, Scientific & Technical Services

NAICS 541720

US market size: $2.0T
Typical award: $25K – $50M

Typical buyers

All federal civilianDoDStates

Commonly required

8(a)WOSBSDVOSBPE/PMP

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