Sunday, January 29, 2023
1/29/2023
2019 State of Maine: Immunization Cooperative Agreement - Project Abstract The Maine Immunization Program (MIP) will use Cooperative Agreement Funds to increase the number of children and adolescents vaccinated against vaccine preventable diseases. MIP will use the awarded funds to improve program strategies enhancing programmatic accountability, assessing program performance, assuring access to vaccine across a very large geographic area, utilizing and enhancing our Immunization Information System (IIS), and participating in preparedness activities. Vaccine management activities will be implemented to ensure efficient, timely, and costeffective vaccine supply. The program will perform vaccine inventory reviews, submit orders, and segment inventory with available funding. MIP is working with stakeholders to educate them on the importance of vaccine accountability and requiring all enrolled providers complete CDC developed training modules and adhere to the Vaccine Replacement Procedure. MIP has identified resources and activities that focus on improved immunization coverage for children, adolescents, adults, and special populations. MIP will identify which vaccine(s) will be targeted for each group and baseline and target vaccination coverage rates will be identified. MIP will focus efforts on ensuring that coverage disparities continue to decrease through increasing outreach activities to these populations. Provider enrollment and engagement is a critical aspect of program services. MIP will continue recruit new providers including non-traditional providers, providers serving adolescents, and newly licensed providers serving VFC-eligible children. MIP will meaningfully engage American Indian tribal governments and organizations. MIP will visit 100% of the tribes to collaborate on activities to increase immunization rates in the tribal population. MIP will work with birthing hospitals to review their policies to identify and treat infants born to HBsAgpositive mothers. MIP will also conduct case management to assure that infants born to HBsAgpositive mothers complete their hepatitis B vaccine series and receive PVST on schedule. MIP will continue to use IIS standards and best practices to advance the State’s IIS capabilities. MIP will increase the number of providers with bi-directional interfaces with per dose reporting as well as maintaining the 95% of all enrolled providers that report per dose immunization administrations into the IIS. The program will work to increase the number of records for children in the IIS that contain an accurate phone number to aid in collection of NIS data. In conjunction with public health preparedness programs, MIP has developed plans for vaccinepreventable disease outbreaks through vaccination. These plans will be utilized in preparedness exercises performed by the Maine Centers for Disease Control. The program will work with new and existing partners, especially those who serve high risk and underserved populations to increase vaccine uptake in outbreak settings.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).
