TY - BOOK AU - Harris,Katherine M. AU - Uscher-Pines,Lori AU - Mattke,Soeren AU - Kellermann,Arthur ED - Rand Corporation, TI - A blueprint for improving the promotion and delivery of adult vaccination in the United States SN - 9780833059789 AV - RA638 PY - 2012/// CY - Santa Monica, CA PB - RAND KW - Vaccination KW - United States KW - Health attitudes KW - Health promotion KW - Health surveys KW - Health behavior KW - Adulthood KW - Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice KW - Health Promotion KW - methods KW - Health Surveys KW - Adult KW - États-Unis KW - Attitudes à l'égard de la santé KW - Promotion de la santé KW - Santé publique KW - Enquêtes KW - Habitudes sanitaires KW - Adultes KW - MEDICAL KW - Epidemiology KW - Health Risk Assessment KW - Public Health KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Introduction -- Findings -- Low adult vaccination rates lead to costly and avoidable illnesses -- The policy and practice environment surrounding adult vaccination is changing rapidly -- Office-based settings are a logical focus of efforts to increase adult vaccination -- Office-based health care providers are not meeting their potential in promoting adult vaccination -- Economic barriers prevent office-based adult vaccination from reaching pediatric levels -- Encouraging practice change around adult vaccination -- Recommendations -- Conclusions and policy implications N2 - Vaccine-preventable disease continues to take a heavy toll on adults despite the widespread availability of effective vaccines. This report identifies where efforts to improve the delivery of adult vaccination have stalled and recommends targeted strategies that are supported by available evidence and build on existing infrastructure UR - https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7249/tr1169gsk ER -