title: Improving the health of Oklahomans: status and goals of adult immunization.
abstract: This article will discuss the prevalence and impact of the infectious diseases affecting adult Oklahomans for which vaccines are available. Evidence for vaccine utilization and the present status and future aspirations for population-wide immunization rates in Oklahoma will also be reviewed. The information and data herein are taken mainly from recommendations established by the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF); the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) publication Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Disease; the findings of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) as published in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) State of the State's Health Report; and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), a telephone survey conducted by the CDC.
authors.affiliation: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 900 NE 10th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Donnelly
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Crawford
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D003140:Communicable Disease Control; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D009825:Oklahoma; D011322:Primary Prevention; D014765:Viral Vaccines; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D014765:Viral Vaccines