March-April 1997

Editorial Board
Published in issue: March 1997
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Foreword
• William H. Foege
Published in issue: March 1997
p1-2

The All Kids Count National Program: A Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative to Develop Immunization Registries
• William C. Watson Jr.,
• Kristin Nicholson Saarlas,
• Ruby Hearn,
• Rush Russell
Published in issue: March 1997
p3-6

SECTION 1: Policy and Planning

Lessons Learned in Planning for Community Child Immunization Registries
• Moira Inkelas,
• David Wood,
• Penny Borenstein,
• W. Clayton Bordley,
• Melinda L. Dixon,
• John Lamoureux
Published in issue: March 1997
p7-11
Ten Steps to a Successful Statewide Immunization Registry
• Michael L. Popovich,
• Terence Hughes
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p12-16
The Process of Developing an Immunization Information System: Lessons From San Diego All Kids Count
• Brenda Jo Robyn,
• Beverly Tuzin,
• John Fontanesi,
• ...
• Kevin Patrick,
• Kimberly K. Yeager,
• Stephen H. Waterman
Published in issue: March 1997
p17-22
AKC Nevada: Developing a Platform for Public Health Communications
• David B. Nelson,
• Robert C. Salcido
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p23-25
Design Issues for a Big City Immunization Registry
• Gerry Fairbrother,
• Charles Troob,
• Stephen Friedman,
• Gary C. Butts
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p26-31
Coordinating Care for Children’s Health: A Public Health Integrated Information Systems Approach
• Kris Hall,
• Amy Zimmerman,
• Janet Samos,
• Peter R. Simon,
• William H. Hollinshead
Published in issue: March 1997
p32-36
Access to Data in Public Health Information Systems: A Rational Approach
• Bela T. Matyas,
• Amy Zimmerman,
• Peter R. Simon,
• William H. Hollinshead
Published in issue: March 1997
p37-41
CHILD Profile: Development of an Immunization Registry
• Barbara J. Baker,
• Debbie Appelbaum,
• Ward Hinds,
• ...
• Kristin Korolak,
• David Bibus,
• E. Russell Alexander
Published in issue: March 1997
p42-45

SECTION 2: Technical Issues

How Immunization Registries Develop Core Data Elements in Their Data Bases: A Discussion Paper
• Brenda Jo Robyn,
• Roman Bilinski,
• John Fontanesi,
• ...
• Stephen H. Waterman,
• Kimberly K. Yeager,
• Kevin Patrick
Published in issue: March 1997
p46-50
Technology Strategies for a State Immunization Information System
• Noam H. Arzt,
• Susan M. Salkowitz
Published in issue: March 1997
p51-57
Integrating Quality Assurance in the Operation of Immunization Registries
• Virginia Mayes,
• Stephen Taylor,
• Philis Hoggatt,
• Mary Currier
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p58-61
Verification and Validation Procedures for Immunization Registries
• Sue Stokes Du Bose,
• Win Wheeler
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p62-65
Challenges to Private Provider Participation in Immunization Registries
• W. Clayton Bordley,
• Tamara Dempsey-Tanner,
• Gary L. Freed,
• Mary Elizabeth Lister
Published in issue: March 1997
p66-70
Immunization Registries: Provider Recruitment and Participation
• Marianne Pappas,
• Barbara J. Baker,
• Debbie Appelbaum,
• Ward Hinds,
• E. Russell Alexander,
• Kristin Korolak
Published in issue: March 1997
p71-76
Working With Managed Care Organizations to Build Population-Based Immunization Registries
• Jeffrey W. Buckingham,
• Diane Caspari
Published in issue: March 1997
p77-81
Developing Links Between Private Provider Billing Systems and Immunization Registries
• Raymond Root,
• Michael L. Popovich
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p82-85
Community Partnerships: A Key Factor in the Deployment of an Immunization Registry
• Ruth S. Gubernick,
• Linda Boclair,
• Sylvia DeAngelo-Cashman
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p86-89

SECTION 3: Functions of a Registry System

The Interdependence of Immunization Registries and Community Outreach Programs
• Katherine S. Fornili,
• Judith C. Thalheimer,
• Peggy B. Halperin,
• Debra J. Kane
Published in issue: March 1997
p90-96
Potential Use of Immunization Registries for Provider Education
• Penny E. Borenstein,
• Robert Levenson,
• Barbara A. Watson,
• James P. Lutz
Published in issue: March 1997
p97-101
Use of Immunization Data and Automated Mapping Techniques to Target Public Health Outreach Programs
• Michael L. Popovich,
• Brad Tatham
Published in issue: March 1997
p102-107

SECTION 4: Evaluation

Mid-Course Assessment Of Immunization Registry Development: The All Kids Count National Program Evaluation
• Kathleen M. Faherty,
• Gordon H. DeFriese,
• Priscilla A. Guild,
• Victoria A. Freeman,
• Delores A. Musselman
Published in issue: March 1997
p108-114
A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Model for Immunization Registries: The New Jersey Experience
• Hugh M. Pratt,
• Barbara D. Goun,
• Lory L. Alexander,
• Andrea A. Bolden,
• Orit Even-Shoshan,
• J. Sanford Schwartz
Published in issue: March 1997
p115-120

SECTION 5: Conclusions and Future Directions

Conclusions and Lessons Learned From the All Kids Count Program
• Fernando A. Guerra,
• Kristin Nicholson Saarlas,
• José F. Cordero
Published in issue: March 1997
p120-121
The Future of Immunization Registries
• José F. Cordero,
• Walter A. Orenstein
Published in issue: March 1997
p122-124

Postscript
• William H. Foege
Published in issue: March 1997
p125

Subject Index
Published in issue: March 1997
p126-128