The use of technology to promote vaccination: A social ecological model based framework

Abstract

Vaccinations are an important and effective cornerstone of preventive medical care. Growing technologic capabilities and use by both patients and providers present critical opportunities to leverage these tools to improve vaccination rates and public health. We propose the Social Ecological Model as a useful theoretical framework to identify areas in which technology has been or may be leveraged to target undervaccination across the individual, interpersonal, organizational, community, and society levels and the ways in which these levels interact.

Keywords

• vaccinations
• technology
• digital
• social ecological model
• immunizations
• influenza
• sms