title: Improving health care planning--some lessons from immunization.
abstract: This article presents a managerial perspective on health planning by the Federal Government illustrated by the case of the Swine Flu Immunization Program. The recent national program in the U.S.A. for immunizing the entire population against the swine flu is examined in terms of the processes of health planning. It is concluded that this program was poorly planned and therefore doomed to failure from the beginning. Recommendations for improved planning of similar programs are made.
mesh_terms: D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. / Q000458:organization & administration; D006285:Health Planning / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000276:immunology; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States