In this episode, Tamera Coyne-Beasley, MD, MPH, discusses strategies to address barriers to improve meningococcal vaccination rates by addressing social determinants of health and minimizing vaccine inequities, such as:Working closely with members of the community, including community-based organizations and adolescent and young adult influencersInvolving all youth when designing vaccination outreach and messaging programsCreating and evaluating the use of technologyUsing graphics, voices, and videos, appealing to all languages, and learning stylesAcknowledging that racism exists in medicine and medical historyInforming individuals that many children, including undocumented immigrants and those who are uninsured or underinsured, may be eligible for free meningococcal vaccines through the Vaccines for Children programSeeking ways to address the shortage of healthcare professionalsFaculty:Tamera Coyne-Beasley, MD, MPHDerrol Dawkins, MD Endowed Chair in Adolescent MedicineVice-Chair, PediatricsProfessor of Pediatrics and Internal MedicineDivision DirectorAdolescent MedicineUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamChildren's of AlabamaBirmingham, AlabamaLink to full program: https://bit.ly/3T0GLG2