PPHF Capacity Building Assistance to Strengthen Public Health Immunization Infrastructure and Performance financed in part by Prevention and Public Health Funds

Program activities under this funding will support efforts to transition immunization programs supported by Section 317 funding to the healthcare environment being transformed by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Section 317 grantees manage the public health force that implements and supports immunization practices in the public and private sectors. Additionally, the importance of monitoring the effectiveness and impact of vaccines is critical for maintaining an immunization program that is scientifically and programmatically sound. The specific objectives may include but are not limited to: 1. Enhance interoperability between electronic health records and immunization information systems and reception of Health Level 7 (HL7) standard messages into IIS. 2. Develop a vaccine ordering module in an immunization information system that interfaces with CDC's VTrckS vaccine ordering and management system. 3. Develop and/or implement strategic plans for billing for immunization services in health department clinics to enable programs to increase program revenue, reach additional populations, provide recommended vaccines that are not currently offered, and address under-vaccinated populations. 4. Plan and implement adult immunization programs to improve adult immunization rates by establishing collaborations with employers and pharmacies and other healthcare entities to expand adult vaccination activities. 5. Enhance the sustainability of school-located vaccination (SLV) to make SLV programs successful, efficient, and sustainable through new technologies and innovative systems and third-party payer billing to recover program costs. 6. Increase Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage rates among adolescents.

Types of Assistance: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS