Head Start
Immunization Levels in Indiana
2004-2005 School year
Data in this report was collected from
83 Head Start facilities
throughout Indiana and compiled by the Indiana State
Department of Health’s Immunization Program.
Governor
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.
State Health Commissioner
Judith A. Monroe, M.D.
Indiana State Department of Health
Judith A. Monroe, M.D., State Health Commissioner
Sue Uhl, J.D., Deputy State Health Commissioner
Community and Family Health Services Commission
Vacant, Assistant Commissioner
Immunization Program
Michael Runau, M.S., Program Director
Charlene Graves, M.D., Medical Director
Primary Author
Megan Steiger, M.P.H., Epidemiologist
Immunization Program
Indiana State Department of Health
2 North Meridian
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Published: 03/2005
Preface
All licensed child care centers in Indiana must submit an immunization report
to the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) on a yearly basis as required
by 470 IAC 3-4.1-12. The data received from the 2004-2005 Head Start facility
immunization report is summarized in this report.
Data is presented for the age range assessed, 2 to 5 year old children. To
be considered complete, a 2 to 5 year old child enrolled in Head Start in
Indiana must have received age-appropriate vaccines against diphtheria, tetanus,
pertussis, polio, measles, mumps, rubella, and Haemophilus influenzae
type b. Immunizations against varicella (chickenpox) and hepatitis b are not
required for enrollment in a Head Start facility in Indiana, but are verified in
the immunization report submitted to ISDH.
Highlights
- A total of 83 Head Start facilities reported data on 5,889 children
enrolled in their facilities.
- Of the Head Start facilities in Indiana that reported immunization data,
63 (75.9%) of the facilities reported overall completion levels greater than
90% for their enrollees.
- Ninety-one percent of children enrolled in Head Start facilities in
Indiana have completed their immunizations according to state requirements.
Table 1. Summary results of Head Start immunization assessments, 1999-2000
to 2004-2005 school years, Indiana.
SCHOOL
YEAR |
# reporting sites
(# not reporting) |
#
students |
#
complete |
%
complete |
1999-2000 |
161 (14) |
8,609 |
7,330 |
85% |
2000-2001 |
158 (25) |
8,080 |
7,008 |
87% |
2001-2002 |
125 (4) |
7,537 |
6,841 |
91% |
2002 - 2003* |
90 (12) |
6,734 |
5,646 |
84% |
2003 - 2004 |
86 (16) |
5,879 |
5,375 |
91% |
2004 - 2005 |
83 (17) |
5,889 |
5,354 |
91% |
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* Vaccine shortage experience during the 2002-2003 assessment year |
Recommendations
- Head Start facilities are recognized for their efforts to maintain
immunization coverage rates above 90 percent.
- The seventeen sites who neglected to report immunization rates to ISDH
failed to comply with 470 IAC 3-4.1-12. These sites need to make sure to
report their immunization rates to ISDH in a timely manner for next year’s
assessment
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