H1N1 Vaccine Distribution Tracking and Resource Management

About the Program

Category: Risk and Emergency Management (Best in Category)

Year: 2010

In 2009, the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) abruptly received thousands of doses of the newly developed H1N1 vaccine to combat the novel H1N1 virus from the California Department of Public Health. As the agency responsible for public health issues in San Diego County, HHSA’s objective was to facilitate the vaccination of the greatest number of people within the initial target populations, as swiftly as possible. HHSA quickly allocated the vaccine to community healthcare providers and mobilized the County’s seven health clinics to begin administering the vaccine.