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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Vaccination Programs: Immunization Information Systems

About this resource:

Systematic Review

Source: The Guide to Community Preventive Services

Last Reviewed: July 2010

Workgroups: Immunization and Infectious Diseases Workgroup, Health Communication and Health Information Technology Workgroup

The Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends immunization information systems to increase vaccination rates. These systems are confidential, population-based databases that record all vaccine doses given to people living in a certain area. Immunization information systems can:

  • Create or support interventions, like reminders, recalls, and provider assessments
  • Help providers determine whether people have been vaccinated
  • Guide public health responses to disease outbreaks
  • Facilitate management of vaccine coverage
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Objectives related to this resource (7)

Increase the proportion of people with vaccination records in an information system — IID‑D02
Developmental
Reduce the proportion of children who get no recommended vaccines by age 2 years — IID‑02
Target met or exceeded
Maintain the vaccination coverage level of 1 dose of the MMR vaccine in children by age 2 years — IID‑03
Little or no detectable change
Maintain the vaccination coverage level of 2 doses of the MMR vaccine for children in kindergarten — IID‑04
Little or no detectable change
Increase the coverage level of 4 doses of the DTaP vaccine in children by age 2 years — IID‑06
Little or no detectable change
Increase the proportion of people who get the flu vaccine every year — IID‑09
LHI label
Getting worse
Increase the proportion of adults age 19 years or older who get recommended vaccines — IID‑D03
Developmental

Suggested Citation

1.

Guide to Community Preventive Services. (2010). Vaccination Programs: Immunization Information Systems. Retrieved from https://www.thecommunityguide.org/findings/vaccination-programs-immunization-information-systems