This study will investigate the feasibility, acceptability, and cost of implementing an adolescent vaccination program at eight middle schools in Denver and will develop a process for billing third party payers. Specifically, this project will address the following aims:
- Implement a school-based vaccination program in collaboration with a partner who bills third parties.
- Evaluate the feasibility of providing adolescent vaccination services in the school setting.
- Evaluate the feasibility of billing health insurance plans for reimbursement of school-based vaccination services for insured students.
- Determine the cost of conducting school-based adolescent vaccination activities.
- Evaluate the acceptability of school-based vaccination activities from the perspectives of parents and examine factors associated with actually receiving adolescent vaccinations at school.
- Compare adolescent vaccination rates in intervention schools with control schools that are not involved in the intervention.
Funding Source:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Awarded To:
Denver Health
Principal Investigators (DH):
Judith Shlay, MD
Principal Investigator
Sheri L. Eisert, PhD
Investigator
Kelly Busch, RN
Nursing Clinical Coordinator
Debbie Rinehart, MA
Research Project Coordinator
Colorado Health Outcomes Program/COR Personnel
Investigators & Research Support
Period: TBD