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Monday, October 18, 2004 - 10:35 AM
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Providing School and Child Care Access to an Immunization Registry

Janna Bardi1, Dahlia Kupfer2, Elizabeth Nucci3, Frank Chestnut1, Pamela Johnson1, and Gayle Thronson4. (1) Washington State Department of Health, Box 47880, Olympia, WA, USA, (2) CHDD/University of Washington, Box 357920, Seattle, WA, USA, (3) Public Health - Seattle and King County, 999 Third Ave, Suite 900, Seattle, USA, (4) Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia


BACKGROUND:
CHILD Profile, Washington State’s Immunization Registry and Health Promotion System, aims to ensure all children from 0-6 receive the immunizations and preventive health care they need. Schools across the State have requested access to the Registry to facilitate compliance with immunization school entry requirements.

OBJECTIVE:
To pilot the feasibility of access to the Registry for school nurses and childcare.

METHOD:
One small rural, interested county with 90% of children having one or more immunizations in the registry was selected. Process included:
·Working with assistant attorney general to determine legal access to registry.
·Outlining plans with key county stakeholders and state agency partners (DSHS, OSPI and DOH);
·Setting up initial meeting with potential participants for input and drafting pilot process.
·Developing and presenting workflows for childcare, Head Start and schools for comment.
·Meeting with participants to present findings from legal aspect and workflows.
·Training participants and obtaining data on registry use.
·Analyzing data and conducting staff interviews.
·Recommending next steps to State Department of Health.

RESULT:
The pilot demonstrated the processes needed and feasibility of Registry access to schools and childcare. Findings regarding usefulness, time and cost savings, and overall effect for nurses will be available at the time of this presentation. The cost analysis is anticipated to show school and childcare access may be cost effective.

CONCLUSION:
Washington school and childcare nurses are extremely interested in gaining access to Immunization Registry. Access is likely feasible for Registry, although further evaluation of costs and next steps needed to determine future options.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Participants will be able to:
·Determine processes needed, including potential legal limitations, to provide schools and childcare access to a Registry;
·Learn the usefulness and effectiveness of expanding Registry access.

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