Vaccination Programs: Client or Family Incentive Rewards

CDC

An Evidence-Based Practice

Description

Client or family incentive rewards are used to motivate people to get recommended vaccinations. Rewards may be given to clients or families in exchange for keeping an appointment, receiving a vaccination, returning for a vaccination series, or producing documentation of vaccination status. Rewards may or may not be monetary, and they are typically small (e.g., food vouchers, gift cards, lottery prizes, baby products).

Results / Accomplishments

Seven studies were included in the systematic review.
-Overall vaccination rates increased by a median of 8 percentage points.
-Incentive rewards used alone led to similar changes in vaccination rates (8.5 and 9.0 percentage points; 2 studies).

About this Promising Practice

Primary Contact
The Community Guide
1600 Clifton Rd, NE
MS V25-5
Atlanta, GA 30329
(404) 498-1827
communityguide@cdc.gov
https://www.thecommunityguide.org/
Topics
Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases
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