{"id":12430,"date":"2015-05-15T09:41:35","date_gmt":"2015-05-15T15:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/93fd47b736.nxcli.net\/QIO\/?page_id=12430"},"modified":"2024-10-10T07:15:02","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T13:15:02","slug":"adult-immunizations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/quality-improvement-initiatives\/adult-immunizations\/","title":{"rendered":"Adult Immunizations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"calloutboxrightflu\">\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"overflow: hidden;\" title=\"CDC Flu Vaccine Finder\" src=\"\/\/www.cdc.gov\/flu\/freeresources\/flu-finder-widget.html\" width=\"280\" height=\"160\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><!-- Flu Finder Widget !--> <\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1>Adult Immunizations<\/h1>\n<p style=\"background: white; margin: 0in 0in 3.75pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #333333;\">Vaccines, or immunizations, lower a person\u2019s chances for getting certain diseases. They have greatly reduced\u2014or completely gotten rid of\u2014many infectious diseases that used kill or seriously harm babies, children and adults.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mountain Pacific partners with health care providers and other community members to improve immunization rates among adults, especially for influenza (the flu), pneumonia and shingles.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-simple su-spoiler-icon-plus spoilertitle23 su-spoiler-closed\" data-anchor=\"spoilertitle23\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span><strong>Patients and Families<\/strong><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p>Talk with your provider to make sure you are current on your vaccines:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you have a chronic condition such as diabetes or heart disease, keep up with your immunizations to avoid health complications. The best way to prevent the flu is by getting vaccinated every year.<\/li>\n<li>If you had chickenpox, you carry the shingle virus. Shingles usually occur in people 50 years old or older. The herpes zoster vaccine protects adults from shingles.<\/li>\n<li>If you are 65 years and older, get a vaccine to protect against pneumococcal disease. Pneumococcal bacteria can cause many kinds of illnesses, including pneumonia and meningitis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>To help you understand what vaccines you might need, <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.cdc.gov\/nip\/adultimmsched\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">take this quiz<\/a>. Then talk with your doctor about what for you and your health care plan.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-simple su-spoiler-icon-plus spoilertitle23 su-spoiler-closed\" data-anchor=\"spoilertitle23\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span><strong>Providers, Practitioners and Home Health Agencies<\/strong><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p>According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), immunization rates among adults in the U.S. are lower than national targets. Recommendations from health care professionals increase immunization rates.<\/p>\n<p>Healthy People 2030, a government program, promotes disease prevention. Mountain-Pacific aligns with this nationwide effort to increase immunization rates for influenza, pneumococcal disease and herpes zoster.<\/p>\n<p>You play an important role in educating patients about immunization recommendations. Using your electronic health record and other electronic methods, we can help you make sure patients are properly assessed and immunized.<!---For more information, please contact your local Mountain-Pacific office.---><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/contact-us\/\">Contact us<\/a> for more information or feel free to review and download any of our <a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/quality-improvement-tools-resources\/preventive-health-tools-resources\/\">adult immunization tools and resources<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Do you have a success story? <a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/success-story-submission-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Share it here!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information, please contact your local Mountain-Pacific office.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"flusnippet\">\n<p><b>Vaccines You Need<\/b><br \/>\nIf you\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccines\/adults\/rec-vac\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">work directly with patients or handle material that could spread infection<\/a>, you should get appropriate vaccines to reduce the chance that you will contract or spread vaccine-preventable diseases.<\/p>\n<p><b>Other Vaccines May be Needed<\/b><br \/>\nHealth care workers should make sure they are up to date on any other vaccines routinely recommended for them based on age or other factors. Talk with your doctor to learn which vaccines are recommended for you. These may include:<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/hpv\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HPV vaccine<\/a> (human papillomavirus) \u2013 recommended for adults ages 18 through 26 years and adults ages 27 through 45 years based on shared clinical decision-making<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccines\/vpd\/shingles\/public\/shingrix\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shingles vaccine<\/a>\u00a0(zoster) \u2013 recommended for all adults 50 years of age and older<\/p>\n<p><b>Get personalized recommendations<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.cdc.gov\/nip\/adultimmsched\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Take a short quiz and get a list of vaccines<\/a>\u00a0you may need based on your lifestyle, travel habits, and other factors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-302883\" src=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Contact-Us-button-300x154.png\" alt=\"Contact Us Contact us to learn more about our services.\" width=\"300\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Contact-Us-button-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Contact-Us-button.png 558w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/quality-improvement-tools-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-302885\" src=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Tools-and-Resources-button-300x154.png\" alt=\"Tools and Resources See our Quality Improvement Initiative tools and resources.\" width=\"300\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Tools-and-Resources-button-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Tools-and-Resources-button.png 558w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mpqhf.org\/corporate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-302886\" src=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Learn-More-button-300x154.png\" alt=\" Learn More Learn more about Mountain Pacific.\" width=\"300\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Learn-More-button-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Learn-More-button.png 558w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"boxzero\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"container1\">\n<div id=\"google_translate_element\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\nfunction googleTranslateElementInit() {\n  new google.translate.TranslateElement({pageLanguage: 'en', layout: google.translate.TranslateElement.InlineLayout.SIMPLE, autoDisplay: false}, 'google_translate_element');\n}\n<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/translate.google.com\/translate_a\/element.js?cb=googleTranslateElementInit\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adult Immunizations<br \/>\nVaccines, or immunizations, lower a person\u2019s chances for getting certain diseases. They have greatly reduced\u2014or completely gotten rid of\u2014many infectious diseases that used kill or seriously harm babies, children and adults.<br \/>\nMountain Pacific partners with health care providers and other community members to improve immunization rates among adults, especially for influenza (the flu), pneumonia and shingles.<br \/>\nPatients and Families<br \/>\nTalk with your provider to make sure you are current on your vaccines:<\/p>\n<p>If you have a chronic condition such as diabetes or heart disease, keep up with your immunizations to avoid health complications. The best way to prevent the flu is by getting vaccinated every year.<br \/>\nIf you had chickenpox, you carry the shingle virus. Shingles usually occur in people 50 years old or older. The herpes zoster vaccine protects adults from shingles.<br \/>\nIf you are 65 years and older, get a vaccine to protect against pneumococcal disease. Pneumococcal bacteria can cause many kinds of illnesses, including pneumonia and meningitis.<\/p>\n<p>To help you understand what vaccines you might need, <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.cdc.gov\/nip\/adultimmsched\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">take this quiz<\/a>. Then talk with your doctor about what for you and your health care plan.<\/p>\n<p>Providers, Practitioners and Home Health Agencies<br \/>\nAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), immunization rates among adults in the U.S. are lower than national targets. Recommendations from health care professionals increase immunization rates.<br \/>\nHealthy People 2030, a government program, promotes disease prevention. Mountain-Pacific aligns with this nationwide effort to increase immunization rates for influenza, pneumococcal disease and herpes zoster.<br \/>\nYou play an important role in educating patients about immunization recommendations. Using your electronic health record and other electronic methods, we can help you make sure patients are properly assessed and immunized.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/contact-us\/\">Contact us<\/a> for more information or feel free to review and download any of our <a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/quality-improvement-tools-resources\/preventive-health-tools-resources\/\">adult immunization tools and resources<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Do you have a success story? <a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/success-story-submission-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Share it here!<\/a><br \/>\nFor more information, please contact your local Mountain-Pacific office.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Vaccines You Need<br \/>\nIf you\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccines\/adults\/rec-vac\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">work directly with patients or handle material that could spread infection<\/a>, you should get appropriate vaccines to reduce the chance that you will contract or spread vaccine-preventable diseases.<br \/>\nOther Vaccines May be Needed<br \/>\nHealth care workers should make sure they are up to date on any other vaccines routinely recommended for them based on age or other factors. Talk with your doctor to learn which vaccines are recommended for you. These may include:<br \/>\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/hpv\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HPV vaccine<\/a> (human papillomavirus) \u2013 recommended for adults ages 18 through 26 years and adults ages 27 through 45 years based on shared clinical decision-making<br \/>\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccines\/vpd\/shingles\/public\/shingrix\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shingles vaccine<\/a>\u00a0(zoster) \u2013 recommended for all adults 50 years of age and older<br \/>\nGet personalized recommendations<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.cdc.gov\/nip\/adultimmsched\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Take a short quiz and get a list of vaccines<\/a>\u00a0you may need based on your lifestyle, travel habits, and other factors.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/quality-improvement-tools-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mpqhf.org\/corporate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":27,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12430","page","type-page","status-publish","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12430"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12430"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12430\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/QIO\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}