Melissa S Stockwell

..In future pandemics, when timely receipt of a new vaccine in large populations may be imperative, general vaccination programs as well as special targeted education and vaccine reminders for these at risk groups may be warranted...

..Traditional vaccine reminders have had a limited effect on low-income populations; however, text messaging is a novel, scalable approach to promote influenza vaccination...

..We conducted 2 studies to determine the impact of text message immunization reminder-recalls in an urban, low-income population...

..We assessed the association between families' negative immunization experiences within the medical home and underimmunization...

..1 (total: 10) to 6.6 (P < .05). Families also reported improved care practices. EHS sites are promising locations for health literacy interventions regarding URI...

..Children with a usual source of care presenting for influenza-like illness (ILI) symptoms were compared with those presenting with other symptoms...

..Future studies should further assess how women's understanding of severity of the disease and efficacy of the vaccine to prevent disease may be useful for increasing vaccine acceptability...

..To assess changes over the past decade in parental reasons associated with nonurgent visits to pediatric emergency departments (PEDs) during regular primary care office hours...

..Coalitions can effectively integrate immunization promotion activities into community programs. Immunization rate improvements maintained for a 5-year period, suggesting this approach to be sustainable...

..We evaluated changes in tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, acellular pertussis (Tdap), and tetravalen meningococcal (MCV4) vaccine coverage following enactment of a New York State mandate requiring Tdap before entering sixth grade...

..Strategies to increase the frequency of child's actual contact with the medical home, such as reminder systems, may be useful in improving uptake of influenza vaccination among inner-city, minority children...

..To explore pediatric providers' perceived barriers to influenza vaccine delivery, and desired characteristics and potential concerns regarding an influenza vaccine alert integrated into the electronic health record (EHR)...

..The influenza vaccine has the potential to reduce morbidity among pregnant women and newborns but immunization coverage remains low. Effective interventions are needed to promote vaccine uptake in this population...

..Parents preferred text message reminders to be brief and personalized. Most parents were able to retrieve sample text messages but many had difficulty with interactive texting...

..33, 1.75) and to receive timely immunizations than were children in the control group (t = 3.91). The coalition-led, community-based immunization program was effective in improving on-time childhood immunization coverage...

..We examined whether other health services were delivered in conjunction with the second (HPV2) or third (HPV3) dose of the HPV vaccine...

..To implement and evaluate text message reminders for the second (HPV2) and third (HPV3) vaccine doses...

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..Cities with larger Hispanic populations may need extra help in narrowing their disparities...

..To assess the relationship between underimmunization and child maltreatment among children referred to a child advocacy center for a child maltreatment evaluation...

..To assess influenza vaccination coverage and timeliness among children requiring two doses in a season...

..Patients with a positive screen had twice the odds of having poor glycemic control as those without, as measured by HgbA1c. This study supports screening for mental health issues in adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes...

..To examine the association between lacking a primary care provider and child abuse...