Childhood Immunizations Essay

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Findley, S., et al. (2009). Effectiveness of a Community Coalition for Improving Child Vaccination Rates in New York City. American Journal of Public Health. 98 (11): 1959-62.

Abstract and Citation -- the title of the article was quite specific, indicating a narrow topic -- how effective a community coalition would be for helping improve vaccination rates in a specific city, in this case New York. The abstract was rather weak in this case, and while it did provide a broad overview, it was very succinct: what was done, who the population was, and what the outcome was. One could not infer nor glean more than cursory knowledge about the topic through the Abstract.


Research Question- the research question was primary within the documents. Essentially, the question was would a community coalition using reminders, tracking and outreach improve the likelihood that children in New York City would receive appropriate and timely vaccinations? Specifically, what can be done within a community to help ensure that young children, in this case in New York City, who have lower than average immunization rates (57%) will increase their rates of needed immunizations without the use of draconian measures.

Sources- This article is a primary source because it uses actual research to determine the answer to the hypothesis and question. There are a number of secondary sources used to buttress the.....

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