Vaccine Improvement Project for Children and Adolescents is a one-year DHSS-funded project that is partnering with clinicians to help increase childhood vaccination rates in Missouri.

Purpose: To increase knowledge regarding the COVID-19 vaccine and all Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended vaccines for children and adolescents; and to increase vaccine completion rates for the childhood and adolescent ACIP recommended vaccine series through practice facilitation and various training methods.

Partners: Washington University Pediatric and Adolescent Research Consortium, Missouri Immunization Coalition, and various Missouri providers.

Funder: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

Project status: Active

Contact: Nancy Squellati & Laura Canaday, cip@umsystem.edu

Principal Investigators (PI):

Childhood Immunization Project Staff

Laura Canaday, PhD

Laura Canaday, PhD

CIP Practice Facilitator

Nancy Squellati, BHS, OPN-CG

Nancy Squellati, BHS, OPN-CG

Outreach & Engagement Coordinator