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Impact of the CDC's Section 317 immunization grants program funding on childhood vaccination coverage

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  • Rein, D.B.
  • Honeycutt, A.A.
  • Rojas-Smith, L.
  • Hersey, J.C.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Section 317 Grants Program is the main source of funding for state and jurisdictional immunization programs, yet no study has evaluated its direct impact on vaccination coverage rates. Therefore, we used a fixed-effects model and data collected from 56 US jurisdictions to estimate the impact of Section 317 financial assistance immunization grants on childhood vaccination coverage rates from 1997 to 2003. Our results showed that increases in Section 317 funding were significantly and meaningfully associated with higher rates of vaccination coverage; a $10 increase in per capita funding corresponded with a 1.6-percentage-point increase in vaccination coverage. Policymakers charged with funding public health programs should consider this study's findings, which indicate that money allocated to vaccine activities translates directly into higher vaccine coverage rates.

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  • Rein, D.B. & Honeycutt, A.A. & Rojas-Smith, L. & Hersey, J.C., 2006. "Impact of the CDC's Section 317 immunization grants program funding on childhood vaccination coverage," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 96(9), pages 1548-1553.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2005.078451_1
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.078451
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    1. Lenisa V. Chang, 2016. "The Effect Of State Insurance Mandates On Infant Immunization Rates," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 25(3), pages 372-386, March.
    2. Lenisa V. Chang, 2018. "Information, education, and health behaviors: Evidence from the MMR vaccine autism controversy," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 27(7), pages 1043-1062, July.

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