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Immunizations are one of the most effective disease- prevention tools available today. Thanks to the routine immunization of children, the U.S. has seen a dramatic decrease in a number of vaccine-preventable diseases that used to cause significant illness and even death.
The Indian Health Service monitors immunization coverage of children 3 - 27 months. Age-appropriate vaccination with DTaP, IPV, MMR, Hib and HepB is monitored on a quarterly and annual basis to ensure children and their communities are protected from diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, polio, measles, mumps, rubella, H. influenzae type B and hepatitis B. Overall age-appropriate immunization coverage for children 3 - 27 months has decreased in the last three years [Figure 1], related in part to increased reporting, more stringent reporting guidelines, and vaccine shortages. As the vaccine supply stabilizes, taking steps to improve immunization tracking and delivery systems will be necessary to increase immunization coverage.
Non-Governmental Websites:
Immunization Action Coalition - One of the most comprehensive vaccine information resources around. Includes a Directory of Immunization Resources and information about interventions to improve immunization practices.
The Ambulatory Pediatric Society - An organization dedicated to improving research, education, public policy and advocacy and health care delivery . One of their projects, the Teaching Immunization Delivery and Evaluation (TIDE) project has developed a tool to teach clinicians how to improve immunization delivery.
Governmental Websites:
Vaccine-Preventable Diseases - The IHS National Immunization Program is a partnership between CDC and IHS, working with IHS and tribal immunization programs across the country.
The program is based in the IHS Division of Epidemiology & Disease Prevention in Albuquerque, NM. IHS National Immunization Program staff are assigned from the CDC Immunization Services Division. Each IHS Area also has a designated Immunization Coordinator.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - A comprehensive resource for vaccine information, the CDC's National Immunization Program website contains timely vaccination information in both English and Spanish for providers, the public, and the media. Includes information about strategies and tools for improving immunization practices.
Contacts:
IHS/CDC:
Amy Groom- IHS National Immunization Coordinator
Phone: (505) 248-4374
Fax: (505) 248-4393
Email: Amy.Groom@ihs.gov
STATE IMMUNIZATION COORDINATORS
http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/n18/coord18.htm
Information Last Updated: March 11, 2003
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