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Increasing adolescent immunization by webinar: A brief provider intervention at federally qualified health centers
- Source :
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Vaccine . Jul2012, Vol. 30 Issue 33, p4960-4963. 4p. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Abstract: Objective: To evaluate a brief intervention to increase provision of adolescent vaccines at health centers that reach the medically underserved. Method: In April 2010, clinical coordinators from 17 federally qualified health centers (serving 7827 patients ages 12–17) participated in a competition to increase uptake of recommended adolescent vaccines: tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis booster; meningococcal conjugate; and human papillomavirus. Vaccination coordinators attended a webinar that reviewed provider-based changes recommended by the CDC''s Assessment, Feedback, Incentives, and eXchanges (AFIX) program and received weekly follow-up emails. Data on vaccine uptake came from the North Carolina Immunization Registry. Results: Uptake of targeted adolescent vaccines increased during the one-month intervention period by about 1–2% (all p <.05). These small but reliable increases were greater than those observed for non-targeted vaccines (measles, mumps, and rubella; hepatitis B; and varicella). Conclusion: This AFIX webinar led to small increases in provision of targeted adolescent vaccines over a one-month period. Similar, sustainable programs at healthcare facilities, including federally qualified health centers that function as safety net providers for medically underserved populations could help reach populations with great need. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0264410X
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 33
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Vaccine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 77290400
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.05.042