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Commission to Build a Healthier America June Meeting Agenda
This is the agenda for the June 19, 2013 RWJF Commission to Build a Healthier America public meeting.
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San Bernardino's Registry Improves On-Time Immunizations
All Kids Count II
- Annual birth cohort: 30,000
- Geographic area: County of San Bernardino, Calif.
- Legislation: 1995 state law permits sharing of registry information among registries and health care providers; 1998 amendment permits sharing of a limited data set with schools, child care facilities, WIC, and health plans
- Percentage of immunizations given in private sector: 80–85 percent
- Other sources of funding: State, local, local community-based organizations
Getting Shots on Time: Children are receiving their shots on time in San Bernardino County, Calif., as a result of implementing the immunization registry with its reminder/recall function. The San Bernardino registry conducted a study on the average age in months for children completing either selected immunizations or series completion before and after implementation of their registry. The registry had a major impact on the average age at which a child receives the MMR vaccine, a one-dose shot due at 12 to 15 months of age. In 1992, the average age for receiving an MMR vaccine was 33 months. In 1999, after the implementation of the registry and the reminder/recall function, which returns children to their providers for immunizations (and most likely other well-child services); the average age was 13 months. A clear correlation was established: the more recent the birth cohort, the earlier the age in months in which that cohort received immunizations.
All Kids Count Project Results
Individual project results from the RWJF national program, All Kids Count
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