You have been invited to a department meeting to help develop a budget request for the upcoming legislative session. A new strain of the flu has been sweeping your region, and the vaccine FluQ has just been approved for children under the age of 12. The public health department you work for is taking the lead in vaccinating children in the elementary schools.

The vaccination clinics will be held at the schools. Some health conditions rule out certain children as good candidates for vaccination, additionally some parents refuse to have their children vaccinated. As a result it is estimated that a total of 27,600 children will receive the FluQ vaccination. Vaccinations and associated supplies cost $2 per dose.

It is estimated that the program will run for three months (or 60 working days x 8 hours per day) and will require three teams to administer the vaccines. The teams will work under the supervision of an on-site doctor, with one administrative staff person handling the paperwork and two nurses administering the vaccine. The average wages for temporary department staff are as follows: doctors $95/hour; nurses $64/hour; and administrative staff $32/hour. Benefits for temporary department staff are are estimated at 2% of payroll.

Calculate the cost of the program. Complete the Decision Package template for the proposed program including a title and brief overview of the program initiative; the cost estimate for the program; and a justification statement for the program.