Title A blueprint for improving the promotion and delivery of adult vaccination in the United States / Katherine M. Harris, Lori Uscher, Soeren Mattke and Arthur L. Kellermann.

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Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2012.

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Description	1 online resource (xv, 37 pages) : illustrations
	data file
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references.
Contents	Introduction -- Findings -- Low adult vaccination rates lead to costly and avoidable illnesses -- The policy and practice environment surrounding adult vaccination is changing rapidly -- Office-based settings are a logical focus of efforts to increase adult vaccination -- Office-based health care providers are not meeting their potential in promoting adult vaccination -- Economic barriers prevent office-based adult vaccination from reaching pediatric levels -- Encouraging practice change around adult vaccination -- Recommendations -- Conclusions and policy implications.
Summary	Vaccine-preventable disease continues to take a heavy toll on adults despite the widespread availability of effective vaccines. This report identifies where efforts to improve the delivery of adult vaccination have stalled and recommends targeted strategies that are supported by available evidence and build on existing infrastructure.
Local Note	eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
	JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access
Subject	Vaccination -- United States.
	Vaccination.
	United States.
	Health attitudes -- United States.
	Health attitudes.
	Health promotion -- United States.
	Health promotion.
	Health surveys -- United States.
	Health surveys.
	Health behavior -- United States.
	Health behavior.
	United States.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Electronic books.
Added Author	Uscher-Pines, Lori, author.
	Mattke, Soeren, author.
	Kellermann, Arthur, author.
	Rand Corporation, issuing body.
Other Form:	Print version: Blueprint for improving the promotion and delivery of adult vaccination in the United States. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2012 9780833059666 (DLC) 2011052584 (OCoLC)769185538
ISBN	9780833059789 (electronic book)
	0833059785 (electronic book)
	9780833059765 (electronic book)
	0833059769 (electronic book)
	9780833059772 (electronic book)
	0833059777 (electronic book)
	9780833059666 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
	0833059661 (paperback ; alkaline paper)

Title A blueprint for improving the promotion and delivery of adult vaccination in the United States / Katherine M. Harris, Lori Uscher, Soeren Mattke and Arthur L. Kellermann.

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