Immunize Washington

2024 Immunize WA Awards

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Thank you for celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the Immunize WA Awards in 2024, recognizing clinics that achieve immunization coverage criteria for childhood, adolescents, and now 9 and 10-year-olds for HPV dose initiation.

 2024 Immunize WA Awardees List (PDF)

New award level

One year ago, the Washington Immunization Information System forecasting changed to reflect that 9- and 10-year-olds are due for HPV vaccine. Many clinics have embraced this change and started making strong recommendations to this age group.  

To reflect this new recommendation, the Health Plan Partnership, a cooperative alliance of the Department of Health, Health Care Authority, HPV Free Task Force, Within Reach, and all the major health plans in Washington, is excited to announce a new award level for the Immunize WA provider recognition program. This new award level is for dose initiation of HPV vaccine for 9- and 10-year-olds. 
 
Clinics with a rate of 25% or higher for one dose of HPV in this age group will receive a certificate and window cling that honors their efforts with a cancer prevention ribbon. 

Want to check your immunization rates? 
Watch this short video on how to run coverage rate reports. 
 
Want to improve immunization rates? 
Email our immunization team for help at immunizewa@doh.wa.gov. We have three options that include continuing education for nurses and medical assistants and/or Maintenance of Certification Part IV for pediatricians and family practitioners.

Timeline Guide
IQIP/Immunize WA Timeline Guide (PDF)

About the Health Plan Partnership & Immunize WA

The Health Plan Partnership, putting together the annual Immunize WA Awards, is a cooperative alliance of the Department of Health (DOH), Health Care Authority, Governor Jay Inslee, and all the major health plans in Washington.

2024 marks the tenth year the Health Plan Partnership has hosted the Immunize Washington Awards. This program recognizes clinics that reach immunization rates of 70 percent or higher in child and adolescent patient populations and now those that reach 25 percent or higher immunization coverage by initiating the first dose of HPV for 9 and 10-year-olds. View the resources below to learn how to improve immunization rates and become a recognized Immunize WA Awardee in 2025!

• Provider Flyer: Improve Your Immunization Rates (PDF)
• Understanding Your Coverage Rate Report (PDF)

For questions please email immunizewa@doh.wa.gov.

What is Immunize Washington?

Immunize Washington is a partnership between public health, health plans and other organizations that aims to:

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• Increase immunization rates at the clinic level by using best practice tools and the Washington State Immunization Information System (IIS).    
• Support activities to provide on time vaccination to children and adolescents.    
• Encourage clinics to measure their immunization rates so they know where they are doing well and areas to improve.    
• Engage in immunization quality improvement activities.    
• Help Washington meet national goals for child and teen vaccines.

Past Immunize Washington Awardees

• 2023 Immunize Washington Awardee List (PDF)
• 2022 Awardees list of nominated clinics who reached 70 percent or higher immunization rates (PDF)
• 2021 Awardees list of nominated clinics who reached 70 percent or higher immunization rates (PDF)
• 2020 Awardees list of nominated clinics who reached 70 percent or higher immunization rates (PDF)
• 2019 Awardees list of nominated clinics who reached 70 percent or higher immunization rates (PDF)
• 2018 Awardees list of nominated clinics who reached 70 percent or higher immunization rates (PDF)
• 2017 Awardees list of nominated clinics who reached 70 percent or higher immunization rates (PDF)
• 2016 Awardee List of nominated clinics who reached 70 percent or higher immunization rates (PDF)
• 2015 Awardee List of nominated clinics who reached 70 percent or higher immunization rates (PDF)
  • The Kids Clinic Success Story (PDF)
  • International Community Health Services Success Story (PDF)

Tools for Providers

Understanding Your Coverage Rates

• Understanding Your Coverage Rate Report (PDF)
• Provider Flyer: Improve Your Immunization Rates (PDF)
• Running the Coverage Rate Report (PDF)
• Running the Coverage Rate Report for Clinics
• Managing Patient Ownership and Status (PDF)
• Patient Active/Inactive Status in the IIS for Owning Organizations (YouTube)
   

Improving Immunization Rates

• How to improve Your Immunization Rates (PDF)
• IQIP/Immunize WA Timeline Guide (PDF)
• Suggestions to Improve Your Immunization Services (PDF)
• Standards of Pediatric & Adolescent Immunization Practice (PDF)
• Reminder/Recall Tips (PDF)
• Reminder/Recall Resources for Providers (PDF)
• Using the Reminder/Recall system in WA IIS (PDF)
• Reminder Systems and Strategies for Increasing Childhood Rates - CDC
• Routine Immunizations on Schedule for Everyone (RISE) | CDC
• Healthy People 2030

Vaccination Communications

• #HowIRecommend Videos - CDC
• Immunity Community- A Conversation Guide for Healthcare Professionals
• Talking with Parents about Vaccines for Infants - CDC
• Talking to Parents about HPV vaccines - CDC
• HPVIQ Communication Tools
• Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) Handouts for Staff and Patients

Immunize WA Partners

Health Plans:

• Aetna
• Amerigroup
• Community Health Plan of Washington
• Coordinated Care
• Kaiser Permanente Washington
• LifeWise Health Plan of Washington
• Moda Health (formerly ODS)
• Molina Healthcare
• Premera Blue Cross
• Regence Blue Shield
• UnitedHealthcare

Other Partners:

• Qualis Health
• WithinReach
• Scientific Technologies Corporation
• Washington Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics
• Washington Child Health Improvement Partnership

Need Help or Have Questions?

Contact the Washington State Department of Health's Office of Immunization and Child Profile.