OpportunityTitle: Understanding and Addressing Vaccine Confidence and Hesitancy to Foster Informed Vaccine Decision Making
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: All applicants are eligible, except for entities classified as having 501(c)(4) status by the Internal Revenue Service Code for engagement in lobbying activities. Eligible applicants may include:Nonprofit with 501(c)3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education) Nonprofit without 501(c)3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education) For-profit organizations (other than small business) Small businesses Minority and/or women owned businessesUniversities Colleges Research institutions Hospitals Community-based organizations Faith-based organizations Federally recognized or state-recognized American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments American Indian/Alaska native tribally designated organizations Alaska Native health corporations Urban Indian health organizations Tribal epidemiology centers State and local governments or their Bona Fide Agents (this includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau) Political subdivisions of States (in consultation with States) Public (including city, county, regional, and State government) organizations and private nonprofit entities.
Description: NVPO provides strategic direction for the coordination of the vaccine and immunization enterprise through the National Vaccine Plan (NVP) implementation. In part, NVPO works to support the multiple Federal and partner agencies that foster collaboration and facilitate accurate, transparent, and audience-appropriate communication strategies about vaccines and vaccination. Thoughtful communications and education about the safety, efficacy, the value of vaccines to individual and population health, and the importance of timely adherence to the recommended immunization schedules, is imperative in helping people make informed decisions about immunization for themselves and their families. Recently, the National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC), which provides advice and recommendations to the Assistant Secretary for Health, identified vaccine confidence as an essential precursor to vaccine acceptance and high immunization coverage. Overall, there is much good news in the U.S. when it comes to recommended vaccines and vaccinations. Vaccination rates among children are high and the vast majority of parents are following the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended schedule. Healthcare providers are highly supportive of vaccines and immunization recommendations and are a trusted source of information and guidance for most parents.
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