Promoting Immunization Coverage: Poster Design & Reflective Paper

This project focuses on immunization coverage rates in Australia, aiming to promote vaccination through a designed poster and an evidence-based script. It analyzes the national immunization program, coverage rates for different age groups (1, 2, and 5-year-olds), and variations across states and territories. The project includes a reflective paper using Rolfe’s model, discussing the poster's design, target audience, expected outcomes, and implications for future practice. Statistical data and figures illustrate the effectiveness of immunization programs in reducing the incidence of diseases. The project concludes by emphasizing the importance of achieving the national immunization target of 95% to protect the population and promote herd immunity. Desklib provides access to similar solved assignments and study tools for students.

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Childhood Immunization Coverage is calculated as the
percentage of Australian children who have received all the
vaccines according to their ages as per the National
Immunization Program Schedule.
By measuring the immunization coverage rate it is possible
to keep a track of how much the people are protected
against preventable diseases.
Vaccinations help the spread of diseases and help to
develop ‘herd immunity’
This type of immunity helps to protect individuals who are
not vaccinated (such as infants), people who cannot be
vaccinated for medical conditions and people from whom the
vaccination did not work.
Findings Conclusions
Immunization Coverage rate in Australia
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From the statistical data, the following conclusions can be
drawn:
• For one year olds, the immunization rates have shown an
increase between 1999 to 2001 after which it stayed
relatively stable until 2012. A slight fall in immunization
rates between 2013 and 2014 was because of the addition
of new vaccines within the national vaccination schedule.
From 2014 to 2017 there was an increase in the
immunization rates to reach 94%.
• For two year olds, the immunization rates had a significant
increase between 1999 to 2004 (increasing from 74% to
92%) and remained stable between 2004 to 2013, rising by
only 1% (to reach 93%). However by 2015, the coverage
rates fell to 89% and by 2016 it rose again to 91% and by
2017 it again fell to 90%. These variations have been due
to the addition of the new vaccines in the national
schedule.
• For five year olds, the rates of immunization steadily
increased since 2005, from 74% to 94% (as of 2017).
• For Indigenous Australian children, immunization rate was
92% for 1 year olds, 88% for 2 year olds and 96% for five
year olds.
Introduction Findings
The Figure 1 (left) shows a list
of vaccines that children
require from 2 month of age to
5 year age along with the
diseases the vaccines prevent.
This shows how the vaccines
can protect the children from
several preventative diseases.
The figure 2(below) shows a
reduction in the incidence of
diseases such as Diptheria,
Pertusis and Tetanus in
Australia after the introduction
of vaccination program. This
shows how the vaccination can
help to improve the population
health and wellbeing. Figure 3
(bottom) shows the Global
Vaccine Action Plan published
by WHO in 2015.
• National Target for Immunization coverage in
Australia: 95%
• Coverage of immunization for children between
the age of one and five years have increased
since 2008
• The national Target is still not being met
• The national average of immunization rate in
Australia is 94.02% for one year old children,
90.63% for two year old children and 94.62% for
five year old children
Figure 4 (above) and figure 5 (below) shows the immunization
coverage rates for 1 to 5 year olds in Australia.
The figures below shows the immunization rates in Australia,
according to the state territories and age of the children
(Figure6:for1 year, Figure 7: for 2 years and Figure 8: for 5 year
olds).
The table below shows the Australian National Immunization
Program