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Local Health Department Directors November 30, 1992 page 2 Your consolidated contract amendment, activities budget, and contract addendum are attached for your review and signatures. This year's award is consistent with the immunization component of the Communicable Disease needs formula that was approved by the Health Director's Association. You can expect a similar level of funding in October, 1993. However,~h~'reve-~of-fun~i~g~-~~ w~ eb~bas--~ on our success in achieving the goal of age- appropriately immunizing 90 percent or more of our two-year-olds. Your progress toward increasing the immunization levels of preschool children will be measured by a before-and-after estimate of the number of DTP #4 doses (i.e., the fourth dose of DTP vaccine as a surrogate for a complete immunization series) administered to children prior to their second birthday. Your county's DTP #4 baseline estimate for a 12 month period is listed in the contract addendum. For grant purposes, you will need to specify the projected increase in 4th dose DTP that you will administer during a 12 month evaluation period, that begins on April 1, 1993 and ends on March 31, 1994. Please see the attached contract addendum for details about the evaluation methods. The primary intent of this fundinq is to increase aqe- .appropriate immunization of two-year-olds throuqh establishinq more immunization clinics in more locations, that are open on more days and with lonqer hours. It is intended to assist you in: providing more accessible immunization services; removing barriers to immunization; reducing missed opportunities to vaccinate; effectively tracking and following-up on children who are behind on their immunizations; measuring immunization coverage; raising awareness among the'public, parents, and providers and developing innovative approaches to improving immunization levels in vulnerable children. This funding may not be used for operations research, facility construction, vaccine purchase, or disease surveillance activities. We want you to be creative and develop a county-wide action plan that meets the unique needs of your clientele. We encourage you to augment this funding by considering: >>combining your award with that of neighboring counties and implementing joint immunization activities and/or sharing staff; >>expanding the hours and roles of outreach workers, such as those associated with EPSDT, maternity and child services coordination to include follow-up for all preschoolers whose immunizations are not up-to-date;