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Title A blueprint for improving the promotion and delivery of adult vaccination in the United States / Katherine M. Harris [and others].

Publication Info. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2012.

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 37 pages) : illustrations
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Contents Introduction -- Findings -- Low adult vaccination rates lead to costly and avoidable illnesses -- The policy and practice environment surrounding adult vaccination is changing rapidly -- Office-based settings are a logical focus of efforts to increase adult vaccination -- Office-based health care providers are not meeting their potential in promoting adult vaccination -- Economic barriers prevent office-based adult vaccination from reaching pediatric levels -- Encouraging practice change around adult vaccination -- Recommendations -- Conclusions and policy implications.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Summary Vaccine-preventable disease continues to take a heavy toll on adults despite the widespread availability of effective vaccines. This report identifies where efforts to improve the delivery of adult vaccination have stalled and recommends targeted strategies that are supported by available evidence and build on existing infrastructure.
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Contents Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: Findings; Low Adult Vaccination Rates Lead to Costly and Avoidable Illnesses; The Policy and Practice Environment Surrounding Adult Vaccination Is Changing Rapidly; 2.1. Burdens of Selected Vaccine-Preventable Diseases and Benefits of Vaccination; 2.2. Selected Adult Vaccination Rates by Recommended Subgroup; 2.3. Healthy People Objectives Specific to Adult Vaccination, Targets and 2008 Baseline.
2.4. Location of Seasonal Influenza Vaccination (2009-2010) by Age and RaceOffice-Based Settings Are a Logical Focus of Efforts to Increase Adult Vaccination; 2.1. Vaccination Status of U.S. Adults Recommended for Influenza Vaccination by ACIP, March 2009; 2.2. Influenza Vaccination Rates and Location of Vaccination by Influenza Season; 2.5. Percentage of Physicians Administering Adult Vaccinations by Vaccine Type, Physician Specialty, and Data Collection Method; Office-Based Health Care Providers Are Not Meeting Their Potential in Promoting Adult Vaccination.
2.6. Percentage of Survey Respondents Indicating That Statements About the Safety of Influenza Vaccination Made Them More ComfortableEconomic Barriers Prevent Office-Based Adult Vaccination from Reaching Pediatric Levels; 2.3. Intentions to Be Vaccinated for Flu by Concerns About Flu Vaccine Safety, 2010; 2.4. Percentage of Respondents Intending to Be Vaccinated for Influenza by Worry About Getting Influenza and Beliefs About Whether Influenza Vaccination Causes Influenza; Encouraging Practice Change Around Adult Vaccination; Chapter Three: Recommendations.
Subject Vaccination -- United States.
Health attitudes -- United States.
Health promotion -- United States.
Health surveys -- United States.
Health behavior -- United States.
Vaccination.
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice.
Health Promotion -- methods.
Health Surveys.
Adult.
United States.
MEDICAL -- Epidemiology.
MEDICAL -- Health Risk Assessment.
MEDICAL -- Public Health.
Health attitudes. (OCoLC)fst00952808
Health behavior. (OCoLC)fst00952816
Health promotion. (OCoLC)fst00953194
Health surveys. (OCoLC)fst00953352
Vaccination. (OCoLC)fst01163544
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Added Author Harris, Katherine M.
Other Form: Print version: Blueprint for improving the promotion and delivery of adult vaccination in the United States. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2012 9780833059666 (DLC) 2011052584
ISBN 9780833059789 (electronic bk.)
0833059785 (electronic bk.)
9780833059666 (paperback;) (alk. paper)
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