A Team of Nurses and Physicians at a Community Hospital

A team of nurses and physicians at a community hospital were concerned about the lack of vaccinations among children being seen in the emergency department (ED) . They knew that in other states there had been an outbreak of measles and wanted to avoid it in their community. Based on their review of the ED records, they immediately mounted an aggressive vaccine campaign sponsored by the hospital. The program did not succeed. What key component(s) of health program planning did they miss that might explain the failure of the program?

A) Active involvement of the community as a partner
B) Failure to determine if they had enough vaccines on hand
C) Failure to provide enough personnel to administer the vaccines
D) Lack of commitment from other members of the hospital