The 36th National Immunization Conference of CDC

Denver Room (Tower Building) (Adam's Mark Hotel)
Wednesday, May 1, 2002: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM

C14: Risk Factors and Intervention To Sustain Immunization Coverage Levels Among Preschool Children

Presenters will discuss how changes in schedule and early start impact immunization coverage. Effective intervention that impact immunization coverage levels will be described.
Learning Objectives: Identify risk factors that impact coverage and translate into interventions that can increase or sustain coverage levels among preschool children.

Moderator:Mehran S. Massoudi
10:30 AMIntroductory Remarks
10:40 AMHow do changes in immunization schedules affect age at vaccination?
Matilde Irigoyen, Sally Findley, Shaofu Chen, Marian Chitu, Pamela Sternfels, Stephen Friedman, Peter Tesler, Arturo Caesar, Philip LaRussa
10:55 AMPredictive value of age at first immunization for subsequent immunization status
Sally Findley, Matilde Irigoyen, Shaofu Chen, Pamela Sternfels, Arturo Caesar, Amy E. Metroka
11:10 AMChildhood Immunizations: A Demonstration Project to Evaluate Provider-Focused Interventions for Improving Delivery in Urban Clinics
Mark H. Sawyer, John M. Fontanesi, Michelle DeGuire, Jesse Brennan, Sandy Ross, Kathy Holcomb, Phil R. Nader
11:25 AMImpact of A Clinic-Based Intervention on Continuity of Care and Immunization Coverage in Three Urban Clinics
Wissedi S. Njoh, Lee R Kallenbach, Paul T. Giblin, Gordon Jacobsen
11:40 AMDiscussion

The 36th National Immunization Conference of CDC