Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Recommendations and Reports, March 24, 2000 / Vol. 49 / No. RR-1

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• Alternative Title:
  Adult Immunization Programs in Nontraditional Settings: Quality Standards and Guidance for Program Evaluation: A Report of the National Vaccine Advisory Committee ; Use of Standing Orders Programs to Increase Adult Vaccination Rates: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Recommendations and Reports
• Personal Author:
  Breiman, Robert F. ; Briss, Peter A. ; McKibben, Linda J. ; Postema, Alicia S. ; Rodewald, Lance E. ; Sneller, Vishnu-Priya ; Stange, Paul V. ; Strikas, Raymond A.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Vaccine Advisory Committee (National Vaccine Program) ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Epidemiology Program Office. ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). National Vaccine Program Office.
• Description:
  Adult Immunization Programs in Nontraditional Settings: Quality Standards and Guidance for Program Evaluation - This report provides a summary of the National Vaccine Advisory nontraditional settings, quality standards for such programs, and guidance for program evaluation. Throughout the United States, an increasing number of adults are receiving vaccine in nontraditional settings (e.g., pharmacies and churches). Immunization programs in nontraditional settings are often more accessible and convenient than a health-care provider’s office or a public health clinic, especially for medically underserved adults (e.g., economically disadvantaged, inner city, and minority populations). Medically underserved adults might be at particular risk for undervaccination because they are often without a medical home (i.e., a regular point of contact where their health-care needs are met). Immunization programs in nontraditional settings might enhance the capacity of the health-care system to effectively deliver vaccine to adults by increasing the number and types of sites where adults can receive vaccine. NVAC has recognized that strategies need to be developed to make vaccines available to all adults and that the number of immunization programs in nontraditional settings is increasing. Therefore, the Committee issues the following report, including quality standards and guidance for program evaluation.
  
  Use of Standing Orders Programs to Increase Adult Vaccination Rates - The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recognizes the need for evidence-based policy to improve the delivery and receipt of immunization services recommended for adults (i.e., persons aged >18 years). Two recent, systematic reviews of the health services research literature recommended standing orders programs as an effective organizational intervention to improve vaccination coverage rates among adults. This report briefly reviews the evidence on the effectiveness of standing orders programs, describes standards for program implementation, and recommends initiating these programs to improve immunization coverage in several traditional and nontraditional settings.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Delivery Of Health Care / Standards Immunization Immunization Programs Influenza Vaccines / Administration & Dosage Pharmacies Pneumococcal Vaccines Program Evaluation Vaccination Workplace
• Source:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Recommendations and Reports, 2000; v. 49, no. 1
• Series:
  Recommendations and Reports: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  1057-5987 (print) ; 1545-8601 (digital)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Issue
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  39 pdf pages
• Volume:
  49
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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