Improving Vaccination Rates to Prevent Cancer

Submission Date: April 2015

State/Territory Submitted on the Behalf of: Iowa

States/Territories Involved: Iowa

Funding Source: CDC

CDC Funding:

Yes

CDC Funding (Specified):

Other CDC Funding

Domain Addressed:

Epidemiology and Surveillance

Public Health Issue:

Immunization Program Needed a Better Way to Share Data with Providers

• The Iowa Immunization Program needed an efficient way to give vaccine providers data on human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination coverage rates up to 4 times a year. This information could help providers see how well they were meeting their young patients’ need for this vaccine.
• The Immunization Program also needed a better process to enter data for each of 650 providers into individual fact sheets.

Program Action:

Tracking Adapts Data Display Tool to Reach Vaccine Providers

• The Iowa Public Health Tracking Program helped the Immunization Program by adapting the program’s cardiovascular disease and air quality data display tool. This dashboard allows users to view data in multiple ways and to create county-specific fact sheets that show the information in an easy-to-read format.
• With the customized dashboard, the Immunization Program could more efficiently generate fact sheets with provider-specific data on HPV vaccination coverage, reducing steps and saving a significant amount of staff time.

Impact/Accomplishments:

Tracking Adapts Data Display Tool to Reach Vaccine Providers

• The Iowa Public Health Tracking Program helped the Immunization Program by adapting the program’s cardiovascular disease and air quality data display tool. This dashboard allows users to view data in multiple ways and to create county-specific fact sheets that show the information in an easy-to-read format.
• With the customized dashboard, the Immunization Program could more efficiently generate fact sheets with provider-specific data on HPV vaccination coverage, reducing steps and saving a significant amount of staff time.

Program Areas:

Cancer

State Contact Information:

IA
Iowa Public Health Tracking Program

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