Infant cocooning is a strategy used to reduce infants' exposure to vaccine-preventable diseases. Learners will explore the evidence supporting infant cocooning, missed opportunities for vaccination, and practical applications for infant cocooning in public health settings.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

• Define infant cocooning and its role in protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases

• Summarize the evidence and limitations of cocooning

• Identify opportunities to strengthen vaccination efforts

• Describe effective communication strategies for discussing cocooning

Duration:  ~30 minutes

Subject Matter Expert: Caitlin Meyer, MPH

Narration: AI voice technology (WellSaid)

Target Audience: Public Health Professionals including community health workers, doctors, nurses, social workers, dietitians, and health educators.

Published: 2026

Disclosures:  The subject matter expert, planners, reviewers, and authors have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

CE Available: 

• Continuing Education Contact Hours for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES): This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1.0 total Category I continuing education contact hours (1.0 Continuing Competency Credits). WRPHTC provider number 99036.

The WRPHTC is a Designated Multiple Event Provider of Continuing Education Contact Hours (CECH) for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) through the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.