Women, Infant & Children (WIC) ⁄ 

Immunization Collaboration Project

  1. Program Purpose
    The purpose of this program is to increase the number of children less than 5 years of age with age-appropriate immunizations who are accessing WIC services.
  1. Background
    In 2005, the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Panel on Immunizations noted:  “A regular schedule of immunizations is recommended for children from birth to two years of age, which coincides with the period in which many low-income children participate in the Women, Infants, and Children Program (WIC). Studies have found significantly improved rates of childhood immunization and of having a regular source of medical care associated with WIC participation.”  Beginning in 2003, the Kansas Immunization Program provided federal funding for a Medicaid Immunization Linkage project in Sedgwick County.  That project dramatically increased rates. In conjunction with the Governor’s Panel recommendations, in 2004 the project was expanded to four counties designated by the program targeting the largest WIC service areas with the lowest immunization rates (Ford, Finney and Wyandotte LHDs).  In 2008, the program expanded to include four more counties as a result of a state appropriation for WIC-Immunization linkage services (Cherokee, Saline, Seward and Shawnee LHDs).  There are now 8 counties funded for the project.
  2. Purpose of the Grant Program
    The purpose of this program is to expand existing collaboration between Women Infant and Children programs and immunization services with specific interventions designed to improve immunization rates.

  1. Funding
  1. Availability - Grant awards will be distributed on SFY 2013 Aid to Local Appropriations.  This is not a competitive application opportunity.  Applications for funding are solicited from Cherokee, Finney, Ford, Saline, Seward, Sedgwick, Shawnee and Wyandotte LHDs. Awards will be made with available funding from the State General Fund (up to $200,000) and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Immunization Grant (up to $165,000).
  2. At this time, a match is not required for WIC Collaboration Project Grant.
  3. Funds may not be used to supplant or replace existing agency funding sources.
  4. Funds may not to be used for license/maintenance fees for systems for immunization information documentation.

  1. Specific Program Information
  1. Application ­ Follow the KDHE “SFY 2013 Grant Application Guidance,” and complete the Program Request and Detailed Budget forms.
  2. SFY 2013 Objectives – Applications will demonstrate strategies to accomplish the following objectives:

    (1) Objective I:  Train WIC staff regarding immunization record assessment.

    (2) Objective II:  Electronically document immunization records for WIC clients in the Kansas immunization registry (KSWebIZ) directly (Shawnee), or via electronic interface with PHClinic (Cherokee, Ford, Saline, Seward and Sedgwick) or Netsmart Insight (Finney and Wyandotte).

    (3) Objective III:  Follow-up on referrals made for needed immunizations.

    (4) Objective IV:  Perform reminder/recall for WIC children due or past due for immunizations.

  3. Priorities

    (1) Applications will be solicited from targeted counties.

    (2) Applications will be considered for funding based on implementation of strategies and completion of objectives for the previous project period.

  1. Program Contact Person

    Patti Kracht, R.N.
    Immunization Program
    pkracht@kdheks.gov

 

Form required:  Program Request/Detail Budget |

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