OIP Webinar: Oregon Parent-Led Vaccination Education Efforts

August 3, 2017

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Our Mission

Boost Oregon educates parents and the general public about the safety and benefits of childhood vaccinations. We aim to increase the vaccination rates in Oregon through community education and peer advocacy.

Informed Parents. Healthy Kids.

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Our History

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Our People

Dr. Joel Amundson Sarah Convery Yoona Park

Michele Rossolo Dr. David Solondz Elizabeth Milesnick Tedesco

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Our Philosophy

Boost Oregon disrupts the dangerous cycle of misinformation that is proliferated online and shared among parents. Our starting point is our two, core beliefs:

1. Parents want to make the best possible decisions for their children’s health.

2. If you give parents evidence-based information, without fear or degradation, they will make the best decisions for their families.

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Our Approach

We support vaccination education with a three-pronged approach:

1. Educating parents;

2. Supporting medical providers; and

3. Encouraging parent advocates.

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Educating Parents

• Website – www.boostoregon.org• Common concerns• Parents’ stories• Community events

• Parents’ Guide to Children’s Vaccines• Purchase copies at www.boostoregon.org/shop

• Community Workshops• Present facts and sources• Focus on quality of life• Do not scare or tell parents what to do• Empower parents by informing them about vaccinations

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Supporting Medical Providers

• Website – www.boostoregon.org• Common concerns• Parents’ stories• Parents’ Guide to Children’s Vaccines• Community workshops

• Medical Providers’ Guide • Effectively counsel vaccine-hesitant patients• Purchase copies at www.boostoregon.org/shop

• Seminars• Hosted by Boost Oregon and providers’ offices• Teaches providers how to make patients feel heard and

how to answer their questions without fear

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Encouraging Parent AdvocatesChange hearts and minds, one family at a time.

Normalize the conversation.

Elevate parents’ voices:• Social media• Peer education• Local campaigns

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Speaking to Vaccine-Hesitant Parents

ReceiveRepeatRespondRefer

Four R’s:

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Lessons Learned

• No monolithic vaccine-hesitant community

• Fear solidifies anti-vaccination stances

• Align parents’ and providers’ goals

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Our SuccessesIn our first two years, we have:

• Launched an informative & welcoming website;

• Posted hundreds of evidence-based messages on social media;

• Hosted 12 community workshops;

• Achieved a 100% vaccination rate among workshop attendees;

• Created and published the “Parents’ Guide to Children’s Vaccines” and distributed 500 copies across the state;

• Partnered with the Oregon Immunization Program and community organizations; and

• Raised over $50,000 from individuals and foundations to support our work.

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”

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- Margaret Mead,American Cultural Anthropologist

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