Educating students about the benefits of adolescent vaccination can help prevent the spread of serious and potentially deadly diseases. The Protect Me With 3+ contest is a great tool for raising student and parent awareness about the importance of adolescent vaccination and increasing vaccination rates for several vital vaccines including COVID-19, Tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap), human papillomavirus (HPV), meningococcal conjugate, and the flu.

Incorporating the Protect Me With 3+ contest into your curriculum provides students with a fun and creative way to learn more about the vaccinations they need to stay healthy while helping them develop important team building skills. Students have the opportunity to create either a poster or 30-second video individually or in groups.

Prizes are awarded to top entries and all finalists will be formally acknowledged at an awards ceremony. Winners’ posters and videos will also be displayed at health events statewide. Students who submit by the early bird deadline will also be entered into a separate drawing to win even more prizes!

COVID-19 School Toolkit

The Back to School Toolkit from the federal “We Can Do This” COVID-19 Public Education Campaign has resources for school district leaders, teachers, parent leaders, and school supporters that want to help increase confidence in and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines in their school communities, answer questions, and outline school guidance about COVID-19.

On-Site Vaccination Clinics

The Guide to On-Site Vaccination Clinic for Schools has specific suggestions and tips for how schools can host pop-up vaccine clinics for students returning to in-person learning, as well as a list of resources available to make school-located clinics happen. For detailed step-by-step instructions on how to facilitate school-based vaccination clinics, you can use the resources at Considerations for Planning School-Located Vaccination Clinics and On-Site Vaccination Clinic Toolkit.

Classroom Activity Ideas

Vaccination-Themed Games:

1. Word Search – PMW3 Answer Key
2. Crossword –PMW3 Answer Key
3. Match Game – PMW3 Answer Key
4. Bingo Boards – PMW3 Bingo Clues and PMW3 Bingo Print Out Cards
5. Adolescent Immunization Trivia – PowerPoint
6. Outbreak Simulation – Developed by NRICH*

Sample Lesson Plans and Discussion Topics:

1. “Standards-Based Resources for Biology and Health Courses” developed by History of Vaccines*
2. Herd Immunity – Developed by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
3. “Lesson Plans for Various Grade Levels and Video Animations” developed by the Vaccine Makers Project*

Additional Resources, Videos & Animations:

1. How Vaccines Work – Developed by the History of Vaccines*
2. Types of Vaccines – Developed by the History of Vaccines*
3. Herd Immunity – Developed by the History of Vaccines*
4. How Vaccines are Made – Developed by the History of Vaccines*
5. Epidemiology Game – Developed by the History of Vaccines*
6. History of the Immunization Schedule – Developed by the History of Vaccines*
7. How do Vaccines Work? – Developed by Ted-Ed*
8. Tough Q&A on School Reopening – PHCC*
9. COVID-19 and Return to In-Person Learning – PHCC*
10. COVID-19 Vaccination and Children – PHCC*
11. Made to Save & We Can Do This: Back to School Week of Action*
12. CDC Guidance for COVID-19 Prevention in Schools*

Have questions? Contact us at info@protectmewith3.com.

*The link to this website is intended to provide additional information pertaining to immunizations strictly for informational or educational purposes. The New Jersey Department of Health is not responsible for the content of this website and does not endorse private organizations.

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