Employers’ Views on Influenza and Tetanus-Diphtheria-Pertussis Vaccination in the Workplace

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• Personal Author:
  Ahmed F ; Graves MC ; Hannon PA ; Harris JR ; Kohn M ; Lichiello PA ; Martin DP ; Ahmed F ; Graves MC ; Hannon PA ; Harris JR ; Kohn M ; Lichiello PA ; Martin DP
• Description:
  We found that employers are positioned very differently with regard to influenza and Tdap vaccinations. Interventions intended to raise workplace vaccination rates for influenza should help employers understand the increased health and productivity benefits of high vaccination rates, identify barriers to increasing rates, and implement promotion practices that will increase rates. Because employers were unaware of pertussis as a threat to the health and productivity of their employees or that of the larger population, interventions may need to be developed to encourage employers to offer and promote Tdap vaccination in the workplace. These interventions should focus on making the business case for offering free workplace Tdap vaccination and integrating free Tdap vaccination into existing workplace vaccination programs. Although our data are not necessarily representative of all large employers and it was outside our scope to provide quantitative estimates of the prevalence of employers' views or practices, our qualitative analysis allowed us to capture the range of their opinions. Large workplaces, like those in our sample, are positioned to make a major contribution to addressing low adult vaccination rates for influenza and could help raise Tdap vaccination rates in the future. However, we found evidence that vaccination programs need further development if employers are to fulfill this potential. Specifically, employers should consider adding Tdap to their vaccination programs and use simple, evidence-based approaches to maximize vaccination rates among their employees. These approaches may include using a range of communication methods to announce vaccination availability, providing information about vaccination, and addressing negative employee attitudes about vaccination. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases Health Promotion Influenza, Human Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Disease Prevention Employee Health Health Promotion Immunizations Influenza Vaccines Worker Health
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 4 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Volume:
  58
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20063709
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2016 Apr; 58(4):e157-e158
• Contact Point Address:
  Meredith Cook Graves, PhD, c/o Peggy Hannon, 1107 NE 45th Street, Ste 200, Seattle, WA 98105
• Email:
  cookm3@uw.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/222270/cdc_222270_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 83.29 KB ]