Strategy: In 2023, to improve immunization rates for kindergarten-aged children, Colorado created an evidence-based Public Health Detailing Program to 1) share practice-level immunization information system (IIS) coverage data and 2) drive change at the practice level to improve immunization service delivery. The program included standard best practices for immunization delivery and one-on-one…
Colorado developed and implemented a public health detailing program to share practice-level IIS coverage data.
Colorado continues to rank at the bottom of immunization coverage rates in the United States. For the 2018-2019 school year, Colorado’s kindergarten coverage rate for the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine was 87.4%, a 1.3% decrease from the previous…
Colorado’s governor requested technical assistance from the National Governors Association (NGA) in immunization policy. Colorado held a two-day meeting with national experts and local stakeholders to think through promising policies and practices to increase immunization rates in Colorado and identify…
Due to a backlog of healthcare providers interested in electronic data exchange with the Colorado IIS, the Colorado program completed a Quality Improvement project intended to improve the cycle time for IIS interface implementation. The average onboarding time was…