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The Community Immunization Registries Manual (also called the Immunization Registry Manual) can be downloaded a chapter at a time from a choice of three formats.
Chapter 1: Planning
- Section 1: Preliminary analyses of needs and resources
- Section 2: Partners, community objectives, and oversight
- Section 3: In depth community planning and promotion
- Section 4: Summary of 30 key action steps
- Appendices: Promotional plan-objectives for different segments of community and Statement on policy of the AAP on Immunization Tracking systems
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Chapter 2: Confidentiality
(updated 2/2000)- Section 1: Guiding Principles
- Section 2: Confidentiality Specifications and Guidelines
- Section 3: Future Issues
- Section 4: Ten Key Action Steps to Ensure Privacy and Confidentiality
- Glossary, Abbreviations, References, etc.
- Appendices: NVAC Recommendations, Minimum Specs for the Protection of Privacy and Confientiality, California Disclosure Languate, and Security of Health Data
- Chapter 2 Summary
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Chapter 3: Technology
- Section 1: Defining Application Functions
- Section 2: Data Design
- Section 3: Selecting the Technical Architecture
- Section 4: Implementing Record Exchanges
- Section 5: Designing Assessment Algorithms
- Section 6: Building in Security Features
- Section 7: Summary of 25 Key Action Steps
- Appendices: The Internet, Threats to Immunization Registry Systems, and Recommended Core Data Set
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Chapter 4: Operations
- Section 1: Promoting Provider Participation
- Section 2: Data Quality Assurance
- Section 3: Using the Registry for Outreach Activities
- Section 4: System Maintenance and Security
- Section 5: Monitoring Performance
- Section 6: Summary of 30 Key Action Steps
- Appendices: List of Contacts in Immunization Projects Funded by CDC and List of Contacts in Demonstration Projects Funded by the Robert Woods Johnson or Other Foundations.
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Content last reviewed on July 6, 2001
Content Source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases