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Elizabeth Luke; Nicholas Allis; Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization; Jefferson County Public Health Service; Lewis County Health System; North Country Initiative; Daniel Cameron; Leah Caldwell; Telisa Stewart – Health Education Journal, 2024
Background: Rural populations in the USA demonstrate a high degree of vaccine hesitancy, particularly surrounding COVID-19 vaccines. Objectives: Following the successful implementation of a COVID-19 vaccination campaign with a rural-based health system in New York state, the goal of this project was to develop a large community-academic…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, School Community Relationship, Health Promotion, Immunization Programs
Larsen, Dawn – American Journal of Health Education, 2012
The polio vaccine became available in 1955, due almost entirely to the efforts of the March of Dimes. In 1921, Franklin Roosevelt gave a public face to polio and mounted a campaign to prevent it, establishing the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis in 1938. During the Depression, U.S. citizens were asked to contribute one dime. Entertainer…
Descriptors: Immunization Programs, Child Health, Professional Associations, Depression (Psychology)