title: Influenza immunization coverage of residents and employees of long-term care facilities in New York State, 2000-2010.
abstract: We describe influenza immunization coverage trends from the New York State (NYS) Department of Health long-term care facility (LTCF) reports. Overall median immunization coverage levels for NYS LTCF residents and employees were 84.0% (range: 81.6%-86.0%) and 37.7% (range: 32.7%-50.0%), respectively. LTCF resident immunization coverage levels in NYS have neared the Healthy People 2020 target of 90% but have not achieved high LTCF employee coverage, suggesting a need for more regulatory interventions.
authors.affiliation: Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, USA. cjperson@live.unc.edu
authors.forename: Cara J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Person
authors.forename: Jessica A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Nadeau
authors.forename: Joshua K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Schaffzin
authors.forename: Lynn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pollock
authors.forename: Barbara J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.forename: Louise Ann
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: McNutt
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Blog
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006707:Homes for the Aged / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D037141:Mandatory Programs; D009518:New York; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines
keywords: Infection control; Influenza vaccination; Vaccination rates