Objective: To increase utilization of influenza vaccination among long-term-care health workers.
Design: Before-after intervention study.
Setting: A 300-bed life-care community served by 195 staff employees.
Intervention: An educational intervention followed by a Vaccination Fair.
Measurements: Percent receiving vaccination. A post-intervention survey was used to define staff attitudes towards vaccination.
Results: Use of influenza vaccination among staff increased from 8% the previous year to 46% during a Vaccination Fair and to 54% during a similar Fair the next year.
Conclusions: Organized institutional efforts to promote immunization among health-care workers, such as a Vaccination Fair, improves compliance among health-care workers.