You are at the center of your students' wellness journey.
Back-to-school season means physicals, new routines for student disease management, and vaccinations. Needle pain and fear can create hesitancy and impact their overall health.
Over 63% of teens (and even 1 in 4 adults) have moderate to severe fear of needles.
As trusted providers, you and your clinical teams play a vital role in helping students get back to school safely. How can you help?
- Organize “pop-up” school vaccination clinics. Be an advocate and work with the local superintendent, PTA, and community to prepare students for a new school year.
- Encourage school staff, students, and their families to get flu & COVID-19 vaccinations (ages 12+). Address their concerns around safety and side effects.
- Be Needle Fear Friendly - Needle fear and hesitancy is quite common. Use Buzzy and share distraction techniques to help students with needle fear cope. Hear about how the University of Michigan Health-West uses Buzzy. “It’s a total game-changer when it comes to vaccines for kids.”
Ready to do more? Download the "6 Tips for Anxiety-Free Immunity" for your vaccine clinic before the new school year.
