Variation in Vaccination Data Available at School Entry Across the United States

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ID11037549
AuthorsTimothy F Leslie (0000-0002-4928-3705, Timothy F. Leslie and Paul L. Delamater are with the Department of Geography and Geoinformation Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. Erica J. Street and Kathryn H. Jacobsen are with the Department of Global and Community Health, George Mason University. Y. Tony Yang is with the Department of Health Administration and Policy, George Mason University.), Erica J Street (0000-0001-5761-5645, Timothy F. Leslie and Paul L. Delamater are with the Department of Geography and Geoinformation Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. Erica J. Street and Kathryn H. Jacobsen are with the Department of Global and Community Health, George Mason University. Y. Tony Yang is with the Department of Health Administration and Policy, George Mason University.), Paul L Delamater (0000-0003-3627-9739, Timothy F. Leslie and Paul L. Delamater are with the Department of Geography and Geoinformation Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. Erica J. Street and Kathryn H. Jacobsen are with the Department of Global and Community Health, George Mason University. Y. Tony Yang is with the Department of Health Administration and Policy, George Mason University.), Ya-Ting Yang (0000-0002-0155-8490, George Mason University), Y Tony Yang (Timothy F. Leslie and Paul L. Delamater are with the Department of Geography and Geoinformation Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. Erica J. Street and Kathryn H. Jacobsen are with the Department of Global and Community Health, George Mason University. Y. Tony Yang is with the Department of Health Administration and Policy, George Mason University.), Klaus H Jacobsen (0000-0002-4198-6246, Timothy F. Leslie and Paul L. Delamater are with the Department of Geography and Geoinformation Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. Erica J. Street and Kathryn H. Jacobsen are with the Department of Global and Community Health, George Mason University. Y. Tony Yang is with the Department of Health Administration and Policy, George Mason University.), Kathryn H Jacobsen
Year2016
Volume106
Issue12
Pages2180-2182
Publication date2016-12-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2016.303455
PMID27736214
OpenAlexW2530663699
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited7

Objectives. To compile substate-level data on US school-age children’s vaccination rates. Methods. For states that did not have suitable data online, in 2015 we submitted information requests to the state health department and followed up with the state’s Freedom of Information Act when necessary. Results. The accessibility, scale, and types of vaccination data varied considerably. Whereas 26 states provided data online, 14 released data only after a Freedom of Information Act request. School or school-district data were available for 24 states, 19 at the county level, 2 at the health department level, and 6 provided no substate-level data. Conclusions. Effective vaccination policy requires a robust understanding of vaccination behavior. Some states make it difficult to access data or provide low-resolution data of limited value for identifying vaccination behavior

Environmental health · Sociology · State (computer science) · Statistics · Survey data collection · Vaccination · Computer Science · Demography · Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life · Immunology · Influenza Virus Research Studies · Mathematics · Medicine · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy

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