A blueprint for improving the promotion and delivery of adult vaccination in the United States / Katherine M. Harris, Lori Uscher, Soeren Mattke and Arthur L. Kellermann

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Harris, Katherine M [author.]

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Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2012Description: 1 online resource (xv, 37 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780833059789
0833059785
9780833059765
0833059769
9780833059772
0833059777

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Blueprint for improving the promotion and delivery of adult vaccination in the United States.DDC classification:

614.470973 23

LOC classification:

RA638

NLM classification:

WA 115

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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.

Abstract: 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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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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