Centers for Disease Control - CSELS
· Federal agency
CDC's Collaboration with Academia to Strengthen Public Health Workforce Capacity
The purpose of this NOFO is to enhance educational and training programs around immunizations. To and revise immunization educational programs based on recommendations by experts in immunization and training education re...
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Award$241kDeadline3122 days agoLocationAlabamaTypegrantLevelFederalClosedposted Nov 21, 2017
✦ AI Summary
Who can apply: Federal-level applicants (see eligibility for details).
Funding amount: up to $241,000 (total pool ~$241,000).
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Eligible applicants:
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Where:
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, District of Columbia.
Award:
$241k.
Total program pool: $241,000.
Matching funds:
not required.
Deadline type: Fixed.
Compiled from the official listing's structured fields — always verify with the funder before applying.
The purpose of this NOFO is to enhance educational and training programs around immunizations. To and revise immunization educational programs based on recommendations by experts in immunization and training education resources to be able to efficiently and effectively create reliable training materials and resources for health professionals. Collaborate with partners to build the capacity of immunization providers by providing educational programs that offer continuing education credit to meet licensing or credentialing requirements. Healthcare providers will be able to efficiently and effectively handle, store and administer vaccines while addressing growing patient concerns. Strategic Direction and Activities I:Medical Assistants Resources and Training on Immunization (MARTi) MARTi is an external website containing a directory of training programs and resources specifically developed for the education and reading level of medical assistants. MARTi was developed to provide a collection of immunization resource materials for medical assistants and those responsible for their training, such as office managers or supervisors. Through MARTi, medical assistants can discover and access multiple educational modules along with other materials housed online. MARTi training includes: Vaccine Administration, Vaccines for Specific Diseases, Patient Education, Record Keeping, Vaccine Safety, Immunization Schedules, and Storage and Handling. The activities will include: Manage and update the website and resources as new vaccine recommendations and best practices are available Create monthly newsletters and Social Media announcement Develop responsive design site for mobile device use Create an advisory committee to advance use of the website, recommend future improvements to advance the reach to medical assistants with training materials and information they need to administer vaccines safely and effectively. Committee will convene via conference call (3 or 4 times a year). The advisory committee would consist of key groups including American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) and Professional Association of Healthcare Organization Management (PACHOM) plus others listed on the “Resource” screen on the MARTi CDC will not direct or manage any aspects of the committee. Such involvement implicates the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) Conduct webinars on immunization topics to be housed on MARTi Develop marketing template to track trends and success and to better report how materials are being used and by whom as well as refocusing on universities using MARTi as a teaching tools Strategic Direction and Activities II: Teaching Immunization Practices (TIP) for Nurses The activities will include: Create an advisory committee to assess the best methods/learning technology to use in the development of immunization training materials for future nurses in BSN programs. The new advisory committee will make recommendations about content and determine the best methods and technology to use in delivery of the materials. AACN is a key partner. Invite NIP-It developers also. Identify and update content as needed. Strategic Direction and Activities II: Immunization Resources for Undergraduate Nursing (IRUN) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) seeks to improve the integration of immunization in undergraduate nursing Create an advisory committee to assess the best methods/learning technology to use in the development of immunization training materials for future nurses in BSN programs. The new advisory committee will make recommendations about content and determine the best methods and technology to use in delivery of the materials. AACN is a key partner. Invite NIP-It developers also. CDC will not direct or manage any aspects of the committee. Such involvement implicates the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). Identify and update content as needed.
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