[HTML][HTML] Reduction of racial/ethnic disparities in vaccination coverage, 1995-2011

AT Walker, PJ Smith, M Kolasa…�- MMWR Suppl, 2014 - cdc.gov
AT Walker, PJ Smith, M Kolasa, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
MMWR Suppl, 2014cdc.gov
Summary The Presidential Childhood Immunization Initiative was developed in 1993 to
address major gaps in childhood vaccination coverage in the United States. Eliminating the
cost of vaccines as a barrier to vaccination was one strategy of the Childhood Immunization
Initiative; it led to Congressional legislation that authorized creation of the Vaccines for
Children program (VFC) in 1994. CDC analyzed National Immunization Survey data for
1995–2011 to evaluate trends in disparities in vaccination coverage rates between non�…
Summary
The Presidential Childhood Immunization Initiative was developed in 1993 to address major gaps in childhood vaccination coverage in the United States. Eliminating the cost of vaccines as a barrier to vaccination was one strategy of the Childhood Immunization Initiative; it led to Congressional legislation that authorized creation of the Vaccines for Children program (VFC) in 1994. CDC analyzed National Immunization Survey data for 1995–2011 to evaluate trends in disparities in vaccination coverage rates between non-Hispanic white children and children of other racial/ethnic groups. VFC has been effective in ireducing disparities in vaccination coverage among US children. CDC's Office of Minority Health and Health Equity selected the intervention analysis and discussion that follows to provide an example of a program that has been effective in reducing childhood vaccination coverage-related disparities in the United States.
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