Northern Manhattan Start Right Coalition

An Evidence-Based Practice

Description

Northern Manhattan Start Right Coalition is an outreach and tracking program for children under age five in the disadvantaged neighborhoods of Northern Manhattan. The coalition includes 23 community social service organizations and health care providers in Northern Manhattan, and integrates immunization-promotion activities into existing community programs. Existing staff at community organizations were provided with resources and training to promote immunization, identify and enroll parents in the program, and send immunization reminders. Training and immunization tracking is provided through a partnership with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Bureau of Immunization.

Goal / Mission

The goal of the Northern Manhattan Start Right Coalition is to increase the timely vaccination coverage rate for the 4:3:1:3:3 series for children ages 19 to 35 months.

Impact

The Start Right Coalition increased timely vaccination coverage from 63.0% in 2002 to 96.8% in 2007.

Results / Accomplishments

The coalition provided education and vaccination reminders to 10,251 parents of children under five years of age. In 2002, the coalition's immunization coverage rate was 63.0%, significantly below the comparison rates for the United States and New York City. By 2007, the coverage rate for the coalition increased to 96.8%, greatly surpassing rates for the nation and city. Immunization rate improvements maintained for a 5-year period.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
Columbia University
Primary Contact
Sally Findley
60 Haven Ave, B2
New York NY 10032
212-304-5790
sef5@columbia.edu
https://www.mailman.columbia.edu/people/our-facult...
Topics
Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases
Health / Children's Health
Organization(s)
Columbia University
Date of publication
Apr 2009
Date of implementation
1999
Location
New York City, NY
For more details
http://www.nyp.org/morganstanley/clinical-services...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19454759
Target Audience
Children, Families, Racial/Ethnic Minorities

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  1. The program description includes at a minimum: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program implementation steps, and outcomes that have demonstrated program success in achieving the program goal in one or more localities.
  2. The results from an evaluation of the program include quantitative measures showing improvement in the outcome(s) of interest after the implementation of the program (i.e. increase in smoking cessation, not just the delivery of a smoking cessation program). The outcome measure(s) is/are compared at relevant time periods before and after the intervention or program implementation. Alternatively, the evaluation study compares the outcome(s) between an intervention group and an appropriate control group.
  3. The study is of peer-review quality and presents numbers in a scientific manner; measurements of precision and reliability are included (e.g. confidence intervals, standard errors), results from statistical tests show a significant difference or change in the outcome measure(s), and relevant point estimates and p-values are presented. Note: if the results from an evaluation of a program are presented in a scientific manner and the outcome measure is improved compared to the baseline measurement or the control group but the difference is not statistically significant, the practice is classified as effective and not evidence-based.