Washington State WICImmunization Record Roundup Project Filling in the Gaps - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Title: Washington State WICImmunization Record Roundup Project Filling in the Gaps


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Washington StateWIC/Immunization Record
Round-up ProjectFilling in the Gaps

• National Immunization Registry Conference
• October 27, 2003

Pamela Johnson Program Linkages
Coordinator Washington State Department of Health
Immunization Program
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Project Background

• Statewide WIC/IZ Planning Workgroup
• Established October 2000
• Includes Medicaid Program participation
• Five-Year Linkage Strategic Plan Developed
  March 2002

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Project Background contd

• Plan Includes Specific Goals and Objectives to
  Populate the Registry
• Group Recommended Immunization Record Collection
  Project
• Concurrent with USDA Requirements to Screen DTaP
  Immunizations at WIC Clinics Statewide

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Main Project Goals

• Populate the Registry
• Increase the Percentage of Children
  19 35 Months Complete for 43133

4 DTaP Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis3 Polio1
MMR Measles, Mumps, Rubella3 Hib Haemophilus
Influenzae type b3 Hep B Hepatitis B
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Secondary Project Goals

• Registry Promotion
• Increase Awareness About Immunizations
• Strengthen Partnerships

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Project Specifics

• Time Frame 9/2002 12/2002
• WIC Agencies Received Funding to Collect/Copy
  Records, Obtain Parent Consent and Give
  Incentives
• Immunization Programs Received Funding for Data
  Entry

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Project Specifics

• Incentives Given to Parents
• Fruit/Vegetable Seedie CharactersTM
• Washington State Immunization Record Card and
  Plastic Sleeve

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Selection of Project Sites

• 1/31/2002 CHILD Profile Registry Report
  Information For
• 19 35 Months
• County Specific
• 43133

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2002 WIC Roundup Project Sites
Whatcom
San Juan
Pend Oreille
Okanogan
Skagit
Ferry
Stevens
Island
Clallam
Snohomish
Chelan
Jefferson
Douglas
Kitsap
Spokane
Lincoln
King
Mason
Grays Harbor
Kittitas
Grant
Adams
Whitman
Pierce
Thurston
Lewis
Pacific
Garfield
Franklin
Yakima
Columbia
Asotin
Cowlitz
Wahkiakum
Benton
Walla Walla
Skamania
Klickitat
Clark
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Main Project Goals

• Populate the Registry
• Increase the Percentage of Children 19 35
  Months Complete for 43133

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Types of Records Collected
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Types of Records Collected
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Main Project Goals

• Populate the Registry
• Increase the Percentage of Children 19 35
  Months Complete for 43133

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Comparison by CountyComplete 43133
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WIC Benefits Local WIC Staff

• Broaden Knowledge Base for Immunizations and VPD
  Prevention
• Opportunity for Additional Funding

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WIC Benefits WIC Clients

• Immunization Records are in a Safe, Secure and
  Permanent Repository
• Eliminate Need for Duplicate Immunizations

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Immunization Program/Registry Benefits

• Enhance Cross-Program Partnerships for
  Translation of Foreign Records
• Promotion of WIC and Immunization Linkage
  Collaboration
• Increased of Providers in Registry
• Provides an Avenue for Access to Records of
  Children Born Outside WA State

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Lessons Learned

• Allow Time for Communication with CHILD Profile
• Notify Stakeholders and Healthcare Providers
• Fiscal and Contract Concerns
• Add-ons to WIC Must Be Adequately Funded

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Whats Next in Washington?
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2003 Project Sites
Whatcom
San Juan
Pend Oreille
Okanogan
Skagit
Ferry
Stevens
Island
Clallam
Snohomish
Chelan
Jefferson
Douglas
Kitsap
Spokane
Lincoln
King
Mason
Grays Harbor
Kittitas
Grant
Adams
Whitman
Pierce
Thurston
Lewis
Pacific
Garfield
Franklin
Yakima
Columbia
Asotin
Cowlitz
Wahkiakum
Benton
Walla Walla
Skamania
Klickitat
Completed project in 2002
Clark
Repeat counties for 2003
New project sites for 2003
Tribal WIC clinic
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2003 Project Enhancements

• Health Promotion Materials-Spanish
• Locally Purchased Incentives
• All Agencies in One County
• Tribal Clinics and Hospitals Participation

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Preliminary 43133 Comparison by County
(Mid-Project)
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Raising Rates A Work in Progress

• Conduct Projects in 2003, 2004
• Apply Lessons Learned
• Continue to Work on Strengthening Partnerships
• Share Work Locally and Nationally

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Local/National

• Workshop National Immunization Conference,
  Chicago
• Plenary Session GPRA National Childhood Imms.
  Meeting, Baltimore
• Poster Session National WIC Assn. Conference,
  NYC
• Presentation/Poster WSPHA Joint Conference on
  Health, Yakima

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A Special Thank You

• For your part in helping WIC children get a
• healthy start in life!

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Program Contacts
Pamela Johnson Program Linkages
Coordinator Washington State Department of
Health PO Box 47843 Olympia, WA 98504-7843 (360)
236-3551 Pamela.Johnson_at_doh.wa.gov Sheryl
Pickering Local Program Consultant Washington WIC
Program PO Box 47886 Olympia, WA 98504-7886 (360)
236-3655 Sheryl.Pickering_at_doh.wa.gov