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Clinics: Childhood Immunizations |
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Percentage of children age 2 and under receiving recommended immunizations
Timeframe
HealthEast data in the graph above shows care delivered from January 2009 through December 2009. The Minnesota average comes from the most current publicly reported data through MN Community Measurement and reflects care delivered in 2009.
What the graph is saying
For this measure, higher percentages are better. The graph above shows that overall, HealthEast Clinics are performing better than the Minnesota average.
You can compare performance of clinics across the state with the 2010 Health Care Quality Report, on the MN Community Measurement web site.
Individual clinic scores
HealthEast data in the table below shows care delivered from February 2010 through February 2011.
About this measure
Protecting children from diseases involves getting important shots (vaccinations) when they will do the most good. This measure shows the percentage of children who received all of these vaccinations by the age of 2:
1. Diphtheria and tetanus
2. Polio
3. Measles, mumps and rubella
4. H Influenza Type B
5. Hepatitis B
6. Chicken pox
7. Pneumococcal
Before immunizations, infectious diseases often harmed or even killed infants, children and adults. While some of these diseases have been greatly reduced or even eliminated, these diseases could return and spread if children are not immunized against them. It is important that vaccinations are given at the right time for them to work the best.
Description above from Minnesota HealthScores.
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