Public Health Concern in California Over Parents Refusing Vaccinations for Their Children, RWJF Scholar Says
June 14, 2012 | Story
Study finds intentionally unvaccinated students may be putting other children at risk.
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Exposure of California Kindergartners to Students with Personal Belief Exemptions from Mandated School Entry Vaccinations
March 26, 2012 | Journal Article
A study of California kindergarteners' exposure to personal belief exemptions (PBEs) from vaccinations at school found that PBE exposure increased from 2008 to 2010, indicating that more children are exposed to the risk of disease.
Spatial Accessibility to Providers and Vaccination Compliance Among Children with Medicaid
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Children in low-income families living far from an immunization provider can miss basic vaccinations because parents lack their own transportation. This study examined how the availability of immunization providers affected vaccination rates among low-income children in Washington, D.C.
Improving Influenza Immunisation for High-Risk Children and Adolescents
January 3, 2008 | Journal Article
This research reports on an effort to increase vaccination rates in children, particularly high-risk children, across numerous hospitals, clinics and community-based pediatric practices.
National Effort Made to Dispel Childhood Vaccination Concerns, Increase Immunization Rates
January 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
The National Network for Immunization Information developed an education campaign providing scientifically sound information about immunization to help parents, health care professionals and policy-makers make informed decisions.
Addressing Parents' Concerns about Childhood Immunizations
July 1, 2007 | Journal Article
The current article presented findings from a study that explored how a CD-ROM based tutorial from the Penn State Immunization Project (PSIP) impacted physicians' understanding of parent resistance to childhood immunizations. Participants in the stu ...
All Kids Count Project Builds Cooperation for Computerized Child Health Information Systems
July 1, 2005 | Program Result Report
The Task Force for Child Survival and Development worked for four years with federal, state and local public health agencies across the nation to foster the development of computerized child health information systems that integrate data from multiple sources.
Pharmaceutical Companies' Role in State Vaccination Policymaking
May 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Examining the degree to which pharmaceutical companies play a role in policy-making regarding state immunizations, this article discusses key stakeholders' opinions about the appropriateness of this behavior, and how it affects relationships between the industry and policy outcomes.