Childhood Immunization Program
Mission
To protect Rhode Island children, and all Rhode Islanders, from vaccine-preventable diseases.
What we do
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Eliminate cost as a barrier to immunization by providing free vaccines to healthcare providers for children from birth through 18 years of age.
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Help ensure that all kids are vaccinated according to the recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule.
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Adopt a universal vaccine policy, strong partnerships, and sophisticated immunization registry to improve and maintain high immunization coverage rates among children.
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Maintain an immunization registry in collaboration with the department's KIDSNET program.
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Alert providers to immunizations that are due, missing, or invalid for individual children using KIDSNET.
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Produce quality assurance reports and assessment of vaccination coverage rates by physicians.
Rhode Island Department of Health