An Evidence-Based Project Demonstrating Increased School Immunization Compliance Following a School Nurse-Initiated Vaccine Compliance Strategy

Autor/inn/en	Swallow, Wendy; Roberts, Jill C.
Titel	An Evidence-Based Project Demonstrating Increased School Immunization Compliance Following a School Nurse-Initiated Vaccine Compliance Strategy
Quelle	In: Journal of School Nursing, 32 (2016) 6, S.385-389 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-8405
DOI	10.1177/1059840516665216
Schlagwörter	Immunization Programs; Evidence Based Practice; School Nurses; Compliance (Legal); High School Students; Adolescents; Health Promotion; Public Health; Communicable Diseases; Prevention; Health Services; Indiana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Immunisierung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Gesundheitswesen; Contagious disease; Contagious diseases; Communicable disease; Infektionskrankheit; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst
Abstract	During the 2012-2013 school year, only 66% of students at a Northern Indiana High School were in compliance with school immunization requirements. We report here successful implementation of evidence-based, time, and cost-effective methods aimed at increasing school immunization compliance. A three-stage strategy initiated by the school nurse was employed. In the first stage, letters were sent home with students, indicating the lack of compliance with school immunization laws. The next stage involved a second letter sent home with the student which contained immunization information from the Indiana State Department of Health, appointment information, and a copy of the student's immunization record. In the final stage, letters were sent home via e-mail and phone calls were used for follow-up. At each stage, students and parents were given an explanation of exclusion and a date when exclusion would apply. Postintervention, vaccine compliance was 99.6%, exceeding both national and state averages. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01