Reduction of Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Vaccination Coverage, 1995–2011

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Supplement
• Personal Author:
  Walker, Allison T. ; Smith, Philip J. ; Kolasa, Maureen
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases ; National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.)
• Description:
  The Presidential Childhood Immunization Initiative was developed in 1993 to address major gaps in childhood vaccination coverage in the United States Eliminating the cost of vaccines as a barrier to vaccination was one strategy of the Childhood Immunization Initiative; it led to Congressional legislation that authorized creation of the Vaccines for Children program (VFC) in 1994. CDC analyzed National Immunization Survey data for 1995-2011 to evaluate Trends in disparities in vaccination coverage rates between non-Hispanic white children and children of other racial/ethnic groups. VFC has been effective in reducing disparities in vaccination coverage among U.S. children. CDC's Office of Minority Health and Health Equity selected the intervention Analysis and discussion that follows to provide an example of a program that has been effective in reducing childhood vaccination coverage-related disparities in the United States At its inception in 1994, VFC was implemented in 78 Immunization Action Plan areas that covered the entire United States; within each area, concerted efforts were made to improve childhood vaccination coverage. The findings in this report demonstrate that there have been no racial/ethnic disparities in vaccine coverage for measles-mumps-rubella and poliovirus in the United States since 2005. Disparities in coverage for the diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis/diphtheria-tetanus-Acellular pertussis vaccine were absent, declining, or inconsistent during this period, depending on the racial/ethnic group examined. The results in this report highlight the effectiveness of VFC.
• Subjects:
  CDC / History Child, Preschool Ethnicity Healthcare Disparities Healthcare Disparities / Ethnology Health Care Surveys History, 20th Century History, 21st Century Humans Immunization Programs Infant Program Evaluation Racial Groups Vaccination

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• Source:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Supplement, 2014; v.63, no. 1, p. 7-12 (11 pdf pages)
• Series:
  Supplements: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  2380-8950 (print) ; 2380-8942 (digital)
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Name as Subject:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  p. 7-12 (11 pdf pages)
• Volume:
  63
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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