Wiener J O, Trocchio J
Health Prog. 1992 Sep;73(7):28-32.
In response to the increasing outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases in the United States, the Catholic Health Association (CHA) has developed a new resource to help its members launch programs that will increase immunization rates among children in their service area. Vaccines are the building blocks of basic primary care. But society and the healthcare system have erected barriers that prevent children from being fully immunized. Impediments include missed opportunities, cost barriers, and facility and resource barriers. Catholic healthcare providers can help eliminate these barriers and ensure that all children in their service areas are vaccinated by assessing their immunization resources, seeking out unvaccinated children, and collaborating with community organizations and agencies. CHA's immunization campaign will guide Catholic healthcare providers as they protect children from preventable diseases. Immunization may help reduce the costs of emergency and acute care for conditions that could have been prevented.
为应对美国疫苗可预防疾病的爆发日益增多的情况，天主教健康协会（CHA）开发了一种新资源，以帮助其成员开展相关项目，提高其服务区域内儿童的免疫接种率。疫苗是基本初级保健的基石。但社会和医疗保健系统设置了障碍，阻碍儿童获得全面免疫。这些障碍包括错失的机会、成本障碍以及设施和资源障碍。天主教医疗服务提供者可以通过评估其免疫资源、寻找未接种疫苗的儿童，并与社区组织和机构合作，帮助消除这些障碍，确保其服务区域内的所有儿童都接种疫苗。CHA的免疫运动将指导天主教医疗服务提供者保护儿童免受可预防疾病的侵害。免疫接种可能有助于降低本可预防疾病的急诊和急性护理成本。
