Immunization Initiatives

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Reaching Our Goals: Immunization Provider Education (ROG) is an ICAAP educational program and immunization initiative developed in collaboration with the Chicago Department of Public Heath and the Illinois Department of Public Health.

The ROG program provides healthcare providers with the ability to develop and/or increase their knowledge, skills, and professional performance on childhood and adolescent immunizations to standards recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). The ROG program also provides support to pediatric health care providers on a variety of immunization initiatives including but not limited to: immunization financing and reimbursement, immunization advocacy leadership opportunities, and promotion of the Hepatitis B birth dose.

See below for a full list of ICAAP Immunization Initiatives.

Adolescent Immunizations Presentation

ICAAP offers providers who see a high volume of pre-adolescent and adolescent patients the opportunity to receive the latest clinical and practice information on adolescent immunizations for their offices. [...more]

Childhood Immunizations Presentation

The Reaching Our Goals: Immunization Provider Education program is presented to hospitals, clinics, FQHC, and practices throughout the state. The ROG program provides pediatricians, family physicians, nurses and other pediatric health care professionals the ability to develop and/or increase their knowledge, skills, and professional performance on immunization to various standards recommended by AAP policy. Participating practices will also receive a comprehensive resource binder and reference books. [...more]

Illinois Comprehensive Automated Registry Exchange (I-CARE)

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has developed a means to share immunization records in an effort to increase immunization coverage of our state’s two-year olds to 90%. To maximize effectiveness and encourage state-wide participation, IDPH will provide the system, set it up and conduct training at no charge to health care providers.

I-CARE is already benefits more than 300 medical practices. Implementing this system is free, easy, and will benefit your patients and your bottom line. [...more]

Illinois Immunization Patient Advocacy Leadership (IIPAL) Initiative

Illinois Immunization Patient Advocacy Leadership (IIPAL) Initiative is a network of Immunization Champions from seven Illinois regions who have served as immunization and vaccine thought leaders for the organization and in Illinois for almost a decade. ICAAP supports these champions with ongoing technical assistance, tools, resources, and training opportunities to help support them in their role as immunization advocates in areas of public health and personal impact of vaccines, the science of vaccine research, and the development of knowledge base and skills of immunization champions in Illinois. IIPAL is funded by the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Chicago Department of Public Health. [...more]

Immunization Financing and Reimbursement

On April 14, 2008 ICAAP hosted an immunization financing and reimbursement summit. The primary goals of the summit were to identify challenges in the Illinois pediatric immunization delivery system and to develop a plan that addresses the challenges and improves access to pediatric vaccines in Illinois. [...more]

Promoting the Birth Dose of Hepatitis B

The Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics has developed an educational program entitled Hepatitis B Vaccine: The Importance of the Birth Dose. This informative presentation and comprehensive resource kit will bring your staff and administration up to speed on the necessity for this lifesaving policy. [...more]

Vaccines for Children-Plus Program

The Vaccines for Children-Plus (VFC) program is a federally funded, state administered program that provides free vaccines to eligible children ages 18 and younger. Vaccines are provided free at no cost to the provider or the patient, although providers may charge an administration fee. [...more]

For questions or more information about ICAAP’s Immunization Initiatives, please contact:

Salaeha Shariff, MS
Director, Immunization Initiatives
1400 W. Hubbard, Suite 100
Chicago, IL 60642
Phone: 312/733-1026, ext 207
Fax: 312/733-1791
sshariff@illinoisaap.com

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