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Community Immunization Registries (CIR) Manual

The Community Immunization Registries Manual (also called the Immunization Registry Manual) can be downloaded a chapter at a time from a choice of three formats.

Chapter 1: Planning

  • Section 1: Preliminary analyses of needs and resources
  • Section 2: Partners, community objectives, and oversight
  • Section 3: In depth community planning and promotion
  • Section 4: Summary of 30 key action steps
  • Appendices: Promotional plan-objectives for different segments of community and Statement on policy of the AAP on Immunization Tracking systems

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Chapter 2: Confidentiality

(updated 2/2000)
  • Section 1: Guiding Principles
  • Section 2: Confidentiality Specifications and Guidelines
  • Section 3: Future Issues
  • Section 4: Ten Key Action Steps to Ensure Privacy and Confidentiality
  • Glossary, Abbreviations, References, etc.
  • Appendices: NVAC Recommendations, Minimum Specs for the Protection of Privacy and Confientiality, California Disclosure Languate, and Security of Health Data
  • Chapter 2 Summary

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Chapter 3: Technology

  • Section 1: Defining Application Functions
  • Section 2: Data Design
  • Section 3: Selecting the Technical Architecture
  • Section 4: Implementing Record Exchanges
  • Section 5: Designing Assessment Algorithms
  • Section 6: Building in Security Features
  • Section 7: Summary of 25 Key Action Steps
  • Appendices: The Internet, Threats to Immunization Registry Systems, and Recommended Core Data Set

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Chapter 4: Operations

  • Section 1: Promoting Provider Participation
  • Section 2: Data Quality Assurance
  • Section 3: Using the Registry for Outreach Activities
  • Section 4: System Maintenance and Security
  • Section 5: Monitoring Performance
  • Section 6: Summary of 30 Key Action Steps
  • Appendices: List of Contacts in Immunization Projects Funded by CDC and List of Contacts in Demonstration Projects Funded by the Robert Woods Johnson or Other Foundations.

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This page last modified on July 6, 2001
Content last reviewed on September 15, 2009
Content Source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

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