The Health of Florida's Children and Youth

Home Table of Contents Prefix Goals Core Functions Health Indicators Appendices Next    Page | Topic Previous    Page | Topic Leading Health Indicator 6 (continued) Objectives Selected to Measure This Indicator Florida Objectives Healthy People 2010 Similar Objective (6, 9) FL 14-22    Achieve and maintain effective vaccination coverage levels for universally recommended vaccines among young children Objective: Increase the percent of infants and young children who receive the recommended vaccines for universal administration by 24 months Target: 93 percent Baseline: 86.2 percent in 1999 Data Source: Florida Department of Health (DOH), Health Planning and Evaluation and the DOH Bureau of Immunization HP 14-22     Achieve and maintain effective vaccination coverage levels for universally recommended vaccines among young children Objective:Increase in and Maintenance of Vaccination Levels Among Young Children 19 to 35 Months Rate - Percent Baseline Target 14-22a    4 doses diphtheria-tetanus- acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccine 84 90 14-22b     3 doses Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine 93 90 14-22c     3 doses hepatitis B(hep B) vaccine 87 90 14-22d     1 dose measles-mumps- rubella (MMR) vaccine 92 90 14-22e     3 doses polio vaccine 91 90 14-22f     1 dose varicella vaccine 43 90 Data Source: National Immunization Survey (NIS), CDC, NCHS and NIP FL 14-24     Increase the proportion of young children and adolescents who receive all vaccines that have been recommended for universal administration in Florida FL 14-24a     Percent of children aged 19 to 35 months who receive the recommended vaccines (4DTaP, 3 polio, 1 MMR, 3 Hib, 3 hep B) Target: 80 percent Baseline: 79 percent in 1998 Data Source: National Immunization Survey (NIS), CDC, NCHS and NIP; National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC, NCHS HP 14-24     Increase the proportion of young children and adolescents who receive all vaccines that have been recommended for universal administration for at least 5 years HP 14-24a Percent of children aged 19 to 35 months who receive the recommended vaccines (4DTaP, 3 polio, 1 MMR, 3 Hib, 3 hep B) Target: 80 percent Baseline: 73 percent in 1998 Data Source: National Immunization Survey (NIS), CDC, NCHS and NIP; National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC, NCHS Note: Two objectives were selected to measure progress in the leading indicator – Immunization for Florida's Children and Youth. It does not include all the child and youth health indicators for Immunization. More objectives can be found in the Focus Area 14 Next Topic - Health Indicator 7   Back to Top