Why and How to Increase Health Care Personnel Influenza Vaccination Rates

Flu Fighter Action Kit - how to implement an influenza immunization program in your facility

Letter to Michigan's Health Care Personnel from MDCH Medical Director (August 2008)

Letter from Medical Director on Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (August 2008)

Health Care Personnel and Influenza Immunization: Another Way to Show How Much You Care

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO) establishes infection control standard to address influenza vaccines for staff   (EFFECTIVE July 1, 2007)

CDC Flu Gallery: Provider Education Materials

"Currently, only 40 percent of health care workers in the United States are vaccinated against influenza. Increasing the number of vaccinated health care personnel can be a strong front in the annual battle against the flu.  Health care workers can set an example for the patients they serve as well as decrease the likelihood of contracting and transmitting the virus." -Assistant Secretary of Health Joxel Garcia, M.D., M.B.A., U.S. Department of Health and Human Services