Increasing Awareness and Implementation of the Standards for Adult Immunization Practice Through Partnerships With State and Local Immunization Programs - Financed Solely by PPHF 2015 Prevention and Public Health Funds.

Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-IP15-1502PPHF15 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.733Eligible Applicants State governmentsCity or township governmentsSpecial district governmentsAgency Name: HHS-CDCClosing Date: Jul 27, 2015Award Ceiling: $1,250,000Expected Number of Awards: 10Creation Date: May 28, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: Adult vaccination rates are well below the national Healthy People 2020 goals and racial and ethnic disparities in vaccination coverage rates among adults are substantial. Barriers that exist for improving vaccination rates in adults include limited patient awareness of the need for vaccines as an adult, shortcomings in terms of incorporation of adult immunizations into routine patient care structure, and record keeping and documentation of adult immunizations, including limited use of immunization information systems (IIS) by adult vaccine providers. The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to develop and implement programs designed to increase adult immunization rates and reduce immunization rate disparities among adults, drawing on the principles of the Community Guide to Preventive Services for what works to improve immunization rate and the Standards for Adult Immunization Practice (aka “ the Standards”).Awardees are expected to demonstrate measurable progress in addressing the fo...
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