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. 2010 Sep 7;182(12):E542–E548. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.091304

Table 1.

Components of influenza vaccination campaigns to improve uptake of influenza vaccine by health care personnel6

Component Operational definition Examples
Education or promotion Organized effort to raise awareness and/or increase knowledge about influenza and influenza vaccination Educational sessions and materials, material or events promoting vaccine, incentives
Improved access to vaccine Strategies to allow for easier access to vaccination for health care personnel Mobile vaccine carts, peer-to-peer vaccination, additional or extended vaccine clinics
Legislation or regulation Interventions involving changes in vaccination policy for health care personnel Staff vaccination policy, mandatory vaccination programs, declination forms
Measurement and feedback Tracking of vaccination rates of health care personnel and dissemination of results Regular monitoring of vaccination coverage rates, reporting of coverage rates to administrators and health care personnel
Role models Activities that involve leaders and/or senior staff to encourage vaccination Vaccination advocates and champions, public support from leaders, visible vaccination of senior staff