Evaluation of "Hope for a Million Kids Immunization Event: "process, outcome, and costs.
This study evaluates the Hope For A Million Kids Immunization Event in East Harlem, New York, in 1996. The methodology: (1) Documented planning and implementation processes. (2) Analyzed numbers of children reached through the outreach initiative and those actually immunized due to the Event. (3) Assessed associated costs. The Event reached and educated 120,000 children through door-to-door canvassing. Substantially fewer children, 562, registered at the Health and Human Services Fair, and 211 children were immunized at a cost of about $594 per immunized child. Immunization registries may be more effective in increasing childhood immunization rates.
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Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
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D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006277:Health Fairs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D007223:Infant; D009519:New York City; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D019037:Urban Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*