Lewis County

Public Health Snapshot & Risk Analysis

Strengthening School Safety

Currently, 85.7% of Lewis County kindergarteners are fully vaccinated. With no kindergartens in the county reaching the critical 95% threshold, the community remains vulnerable to preventable outbreaks. High religious exemption rates (9.8%) present a significant challenge to reaching safety goals.

Measles Risk Analysis. Data collaboration: Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and Icahn School of Medicine. Map: ABC TV Data Team.

0% County Up-To-Date

0% Missing/Incomplete

0% Religious Exemptions

0 VFC Providers

Strategic Roadmap

1. Addressing Exemption Trends

The nearly 10% religious exemption rate is a primary driver for the county falling below the safety threshold. This requires targeted community engagement.

Priority

Partner with local religious and community leaders to share science-based information through trusted voices.

2. Optimizing Provider Access

With 3 VFC providers in the county, geographical and financial barriers can be reduced by ensuring all families know where to access free vaccines.

Access

Increase localized messaging about Vaccines for Children (VFC) availability to ensure cost is not a barrier.

3. Data Integrity & Sync

4.5% of records are missing or incomplete. Cleaning up this data could immediately improve the county's reported safety status.

Efficiency

Enable school administrators to sync directly with the state registry to resolve "incomplete" certificate statuses.

4. Driving Policy Change

Sustainable improvement requires a supportive policy environment that prioritizes student health.

Advocacy

Provide policy analysis on vaccine requirements and encourage advocacy.

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