KEYWORDS:
Partnerships
WIC Collaboration
Populating Registries
BACKGROUND:
Recognizing the CHILD Profile Immunization Registry (CPIR) is an important tool to track the immunization status of Washington children, the statewide WIC/IZ Planning Workgroup developed a strategic plan targeting population of the registry as one of its 3-5 year goals. To address this goal, the Immunization Program partnered with local WIC agencies to implement the WIC/Immunization Record Round-Up Project from September to December 2002.
OBJECTIVE:
To create a successful cross program collaboration with benefits for the Registry, Immunizations and WIC.
METHOD:
Local WIC agency participants were chosen from counties with the lowest percentage of children 19-35 months complete for 4:3:1:3:3. WIC caregivers brought in their child’s immunization records. Records were copied and a consent form signed. Staff at Local Health Departments and Community Migrant Health Centers entered the records into the CPIR.
RESULT:
Agencies in twelve counties collected 11,051 records. 84% of these records provided new information for the registry with an average of 8-12 immunizations entered for each child.
CONCLUSION:
This project made a significant difference in filling in the immunization gaps in the registry for this age cohort. It was a positive collaborative project increasing participants’ knowledge of the importance of immunizations and the registry. The success of the 2002 project has led to the May 1st implementation of an expanded project for 2003.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
By end of this session, participants should be able to:
1. Describe the value of cross-program collaboration at the state and local levels.
2. Describe a successful project to populate the registry.
3. List key benefits of this collaboration to the Registry, Immunization Program and WIC.
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