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The 36th National Immunization Conference of CDC |
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The 36th National Immunization Conference of CDC |
Gold Room (Tower Building) (Adam's Mark Hotel)
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C16: The WIC-Immunization Linkage: Evaluating Risk of Underimmunization | |||
| These presentations summarize risk-assessment in the WIC-Immunization setting. They evaluate family, sociodemographic, health services, and WIC participation characteristics predictive of underimmunization among WIC recipients. | |||
| Learning Objectives: Be informed about risk of underimmunization among WIC children; be informed about the role of statewide incentives in improving immunization coverage rates in WIC-enrolled children.
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| Moderator: | Abigail Shefer | ||
| 10:30 AM | Introductory Remarks | ||
| 10:40 AM | 537 | Targetting Immunization Activities in the Woman, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program: Who Are the At-Risk Children in WIC? Abigail Shefer, Philip J. Smith | |
| 11:00 AM | 609 | Linking WIC and Immunization: Jefferson County Department of Health and Environment Christine Schmidt, Lane Wake, Sara Lemley | |
| 11:20 AM | 383 | Immunization coverage in Chicago children who stayed active in WIC (Women, Infants and Children Program) compared to those who dropped out Margaret Cortese, Pamela Diaz, Usha Samala, John Mennone, Thomasine Johnson-Partlow, Richard Dicker, William Paul | |
| 11:40 AM | Discussion | ||