Award
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 5U48DP006839-02
Engaging school communities to prevent exemptions to kindergarten vaccination mandates
Recipient
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC
Award Amount
$350,000.00
Ceiling
$350,000.00
Awarded
September 23, 2025
Identifier
5U48DP006839-02
This award funds a 5-year project led by Alice S. Ammerman at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to develop and evaluate school-based interventions aimed at reducing vaccine exemptions among kindergarteners in Georgia, Wisconsin, and Idaho. The project addresses increasing vaccine hesitancy and declining vaccination rates post-COVID-19 pandemic.
Description
The project aims to develop and evaluate interventions to prevent vaccine exemptions among school children. The study involves ethnographic methods, participatory group concept mapping, and pilot testing. The project is funded by NIH RFA-DP-24-062 and will partner with school communities in Georgia, Wisconsin, and Idaho to develop, pilot, and evaluate an intervention to reduce vaccine exemptions.