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**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 10, 2022**

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                                    HHS Press Office**
          202-690-6343media@hhs.gov

          HHS Announces Winners of National Challenge to Increase Pediatric Vaccinations and Well-Child Visits
    
    

      *Responding to COVID-19-related Declines in Routine Childhood Vaccinations and Care, Challenge Generated 52,000 Pediatric Well-Child Visits and 23,000 Immunizations*

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), announced 20 winners of the *Promoting Pediatric Primary Prevention (P4) Challenge*, a nationwide competition to increase pediatric vaccination rates and well-child visits.

Final winners represent the diversity of the country and include mobile vaccination projects, Head Start partnerships, primary care texting strategies, and targeted support for children supported by resource families.  Challenge projects generated more than 52,000 pediatric well-child visits and nearly 23,000 immunizations.

“Among the many impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic has been a decline in routine pediatric immunizations and well-child visits, which threatens to undermine the significant progress we’ve made in children’s health,” said HRSA Administrator Carole Johnson. “Our HRSA Challenge initiative focused on generating creative approaches and meaningful results in helping to get children vaccinated, see their provider, and stay healthy.”

Fifty teams received an initial award of $10,000 and six months to develop their proposed concept.  Today, HHS is announcing the 20 teams that received a final $25,000 prize.  Winners include health centers, pediatric clinics, children’s hospitals, and community organizations.  Applications were reviewed by a panel of expert judges and were evaluated based on their approach to increasing well-child visits, increasing vaccinations, and reducing disparities among populations.

The P4 Challenge winners are:

Organization or Team Name
			State
			Submission TitleAllianceChicago
			IL
			CHEC-UP: Child Health Engagement and Coaching Using Patient-Centered InnovationBronx Health Collective
			NY
			Bronx Health Collective Infant Health Care Maintenance Visit ProjectCarle Health
			IL
			Carle Mobile Health Services – Increasing Access to School Age Children for Physicals/ImmunizationsThe CHILDS Project
			VA
			CHILDS: Children’s Health Immunization Locally Delivered SuccessfullyDenver Health
			CO
			Partnering Medicine and Dentistry to Increase Vaccination and Well-Child Check (WCC) Rates in Children Ages 9-17Erie Family Health Centers
			IL
			The P4 Well-Child ProjectFortify Children's Health
			VA
			Increasing Well Visit Rates Among Teens Living in PovertyJefferson County Department of Health
			AL
			JCDH Promoting Pediatric Primary Prevention (P4) ChallengeJohns Hopkins Pediatric Primary Care Clinics
			MD
			Improving Well-Child Visits and Immunizations and Social Determinants of Health in Pediatric Patients Impacted by COVID-19Meharry Pediatrics
			TN
			Clinical ConnectionsMid-America Regional Council and Swope Health Services
			MO
			KidsCARE: A Collaboration Between MARC Head Start and Swope Health ServicesNationwide Children's Hospital Team WINS (Well Care and Immunization Novel Solutions)
			OH
			Well-Care and Immunization Novel Solutions / Improving Immunizations and Well-Care Through School Health Roving Vaccine Clinics and a Primary Care Texting InitiativeNeighborhood Health
			VA
			Bringing Children Back to the Office: The Use of Technology and Child-Care Programs to Promote Healthy ChildrenNortheast Valley Health Corporation
			CA
			NEVHC Well-Child and Vaccination ProgramOSF Healthcare System
			IL
			The Design, Development, and Deployment of a Mobile-Based Child Vaccination Program for Underserved Communities in Illinois Using Novel Digital Analytics, Artificial Intelligence Constructs, and Mobile-Based Engagement SystemsPeninsula Community Health Services
			WA
			ZIPping Up Well-Child Care: A Mobile Solution to Equitable Access Peninsula Community Health ServicesPRIDE Community Services, Inc.
			WV
			WOW (Well-Child on Wheels)Team Pediatrics at Vista Community Clinic
			CA
			Bundle Up Your Shots - Early Intervention and CollaborationUT Health San Antonio Wellness 360 Pediatrics
			TX
			Promoting Child Health to Children Receiving Foster Care ServicesUT Le Bonheur Pediatric Specialists (ULPS)
			TN
			ULPS Frayser Community ClinicsTo learn more about the P4 Challenge, visit: https://mchb.hrsa.gov/funding/challenge-competitions/p4challenge
  

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