Our annual Immunisation Bike Competition has officially started. This year, WentWest is celebrating eleven years of running the Immunisation Bike Competition in Western Sydney. Since the annual competition was developed in 2011, there have been 16,422 children immunised through the competition.
How Practices Can Get Involved
Every child who receives their 12-month, 18-month or four-year-old immunisation from a participating practice during the competition period can enter the annual prize draw to win a bike and helmet. It’s not too late for practices in the Western Sydney Primary Health Network region to express their interest in joining the Immunisation Bike Competition 2023.
Participating practices will receive the following campaign materials from our Primary Care Development team:
- Poster with Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Hindi and Urdu translations
- Stickers
- Bravery certificates
- Colouring sheets
Participating practices are encouraged to help eligible families to sign up for the Competition once their child is immunised via our online patient registration form. This year, we have translated the form to include Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Hindi and Urdu to ensure culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) families can sign up. Once a child is immunised, they will receive a sticker, colouring sheets and a bravery certificate with their name and date of immunisation.
Reminding Your Patients about Childhood Immunisation
We have created resources to help practices remind their parents of children who are due for their immunisation:
Additional Childhood Immunisation Resources
Western Sydney HealthPathways provides up-to-date, clinically accurate information to help health professionals assess, manage and refer their patients. Visit the Childhood Immunisation pathway to learn more. If you require the login details to access HealthPathways, please contact our HealthPathways team at healthpathways@wentwest.com.au
The following guides below have been developed for health professionals:
- Immunisation for individuals with additional needs: practical guide
- Conversations with parents and carers about childhood immunisation – health professionals’ kit
The following resources can be shared with parents and carers to help them understand the importance of timely childhood immunisations and how to prepare their child:
- Department of Health and Aged Care: Immunisation for Children
- NSW Immunisation Schedule
- How to prepare your young child for getting a vaccine
- Video: How can I make things easier for my child?
Please visit our webpage for more information about the Immunisation Bike Competition.
5 October 2023