A strategic vision for immunization : summary of the Washington, D.C. workshop / Committee on the Immunization Finance Dissemination Workshops, Division of Health Care Services, Institute of Medicine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on the Immunization Finance Dissemination.

Series:

Setting the course ; part 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immunization--United States.

Immunization.

Public health--United States.

Public health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (59 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 2000, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) produced a report Calling the Shots: Immunization Finance Policies and Practices (IOM, 2000a) that illustrated the uncertainties and instability of the public health infrastructure that supports U.S. immunization programs. The IOM report proposed several strategies to address these concerns and to strengthen the immunization infrastructure. In March 2002, a group of 50 health officials, public health experts, health care providers, health plan representatives, health care purchasers, and community leaders met at The National Academies in Washington, DC to explore the implications of the IOM findings and recommendations for the federal and state governments. Private health plans and business sector representatives also participated in the meeting to discuss their role in fostering high levels of immunization coverage. The one-day workshop was the fourth and last in a series of meetings organized by IOM with support from the CDC to foster informed discussions about future financing strategies for immunization and the public health infrastructure. This report of the Washington, DC workshop summarizes the findings of the IOM study, reviews the implementation of the IOM recommendations, and highlights continuing immunization finance challenges for the nation as a whole as well as state and local health departments.

Contents:

FrontMatter

Contents

Tables, Figures, and Box

Executive Summary

Introduction

A National Perspective on the Immunization System

Building the Immunization Infrastructure

Private-Sector Roles in the National Immunization Partnership

Unresolved Problems and Future Challenges

Final Observations

References

Appendixes

A Workshop Agenda

B List of Workshop Participants

C Website Referrals.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610179381

9780309166751

0309166756

9781280179389

1280179384

9780309527354

030952735X

OCLC:

133159847