Working with county health departments to ensure children in busy day care centers and schools are receiving adequate immunizations. Coordinating and conducting annual validation surveys to check the accuracy of school and facility reporting. Encouraging the screening of pregnant women and subsequent vaccination of high risk infants and household contacts. Projects generated by these funds include free clinics, community outreach and coalition building throughout Oregon. New statewide child immunization information system that tracks children's vaccinations provided in the public and private sectors.
Vaccine is made available through public and private providers.
Also provides parental and provider education and technical assistance. A tool for counties to use in achieving WICImm Integration. When vaccine-preventable diseases occur, county health departments report them to the Health Division for documentation and in most cases, surveillance and consultation.