How we know if we're succeeding

Measuring ourselves: childhood immunizations

The basic facts

• The national Healthy People 2010 goal is to have at least 90% of all children receive the recommended series of childhood immunizations (vaccinations) by age 24 months
• Milwaukee's childhood vaccination rate is about 79%, and Wisconsin's about 83%, both below the Healthy People 2010 goal of 90%
• Research shows that the use of an automated immunization registry improves immunization rates
• Aurora has partnered with the State of Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services and local health departments to increase the rate of childhood immunizations through the use of the Wisconsin Immunization Registry (WIR)
• The WIR is a secure computerized record of immunizations given to children in Wisconsin that allows us to track immunization histories and identify children in need of vaccinations

Our mission is to ensure that children 2 years of age who are under our care have received the recommended series of immunizations (4 DtaP, 3 Hepatitis B,1 MMR, 3 Hib, 3 Polio, 1 Varicella).

We measure the percent of children 24-35 months of age who have received the recommended immunization series.

In 2006, 90% of children under our care received their necessary vaccinations, surpassing our goal of 80% as well as surpassing both city and state rates.

N = number of patients in measurement

For more information and helpful resources on childhood immunizations, click here.