DHS Honors Wisconsin Health Care Providers with the BigShot Awards

DHS Honors Wisconsin Health Care Providers with the BigShot Awards

For the 10th year, providers recognized for protecting children's health through vaccination

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has announced its annual BigShot awardees, celebrating 162 Wisconsin health care providers who are committed to protecting children's health by ensuring they are up to date on childhood vaccinations that prevent serious diseases such as measles, pertussis, meningitis, and HPV.

"We are pleased to recognize the crucial work of these vaccinators in supporting the health of Wisconsin's children," said Wisconsin Immunization Program Director Stephanie Schauer. "This is an important achievement, especially as we continue to see childhood vaccinations declining in Wisconsin and a resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases, like measles."

This is the 10th year of the annual BigShot awards, which are part of DHS' work to respond to health needs statewide by supporting programs and services that protect the health of entire communities. There are four categories of awards going to providers who have:

• 90% or more of patients from 24-36 months up to date on their routine childhood vaccine schedule of at least 4 doses of DTaP, 3 doses of poliovirus, 1 dose of MMR, 3 doses of Hib, 3 doses of HepB, 1 dose of varicella, and 4 doses of PCV.
• 80% or more of patients between 13 and 17 up to date on Tdap, Meningococcal vaccines, and who have completed the human papilloma virus (HPV) series.
• 95% or more of patients with at least 1 dose of MMR vaccine by 24 months.
• 95% or more of patients with 2 doses of MMR vaccine by age 6.

Through community partnerships, education, and innovative outreach, this year's recipients have helped make vaccines more accessible and ensured Wisconsin families have the information and support they need to make informed decisions about their health.

Find the full list of Wisconsin BigShot award winners and information about the award categories on the DHS Wisconsin BigShot webpage.

Learn more about vaccine safety, efficacy, and access on the DHS get the facts page.

Find information about Wisconsin childhood and adolescent vaccination rate data on the DHS childhood and adolescent vaccine data dashboard. Parents and caregivers who want to view their child's vaccine history can go to the Wisconsin Immunization Registry or check with a trusted health care provider.