Characterization of Vaccination Policies for Attendance and Employment at Day/Summer Camps in New York State

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 382-387
Author(s):  
William A. Prescott ◽  
Kelsey C. Violanti ◽  
Nicholas M. Fusco
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
New York State ◽  
Survey Instrument ◽  
Summer Camps ◽  
Educational Outreach ◽  
Haemophilus Influenzae Type ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
York State ◽  
Age Appropriate

Introduction: New York state requires day/summer camps to keep immunization records for all enrolled campers and strongly recommends requiring vaccination for all campers and staff. The objective of this study was to characterize immunization requirements/recommendations for children/adolescents enrolled in and staff employed at day/summer camps in New York state. Methods: An electronic hyperlink to a 9-question survey instrument was distributed via e-mail to 178 day/summer camps located in New York state cities with a population size greater than 100 000 people. A follow-up telephone survey was offered to nonresponders. The survey instrument included questions pertaining to vaccination documentation policies for campers/staff and the specific vaccines that the camp required/recommended. Fisher’s exact and Chi-square tests were used to analyze categorical data. Results: Sixty-five day/summer camps responded to the survey (36.5% response rate): 48 (73.8%) and 23 (41.8%) camps indicated having a policy/procedure for documenting vaccinations for campers and staff, respectively. Camps that had a policy/procedure for campers were more likely to have a policy/procedure for staff ( P = .0007). Age-appropriate vaccinations that were required/recommended for campers by at least 80% of camps included: measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR), diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTaP), hepatitis B, inactivated/oral poliovirus (IPV/OPV), Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), and varicella. Age-appropriate vaccinations that were required/recommended for staff by at least 80% of camps included: DTaP, hepatitis B, IPV/OPV, MMR, meningococcus, varicella, Hib, and tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap). Conclusion: Vaccination policies at day/summer camps in New York state appear to be suboptimal. Educational outreach may encourage camps to strengthen their immunization policies, which may reduce the transmission of vaccine-preventable diseases.

Parents' Perceptions after Inclusion of Their Children with Moderate or Severe Disabilities

1995 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane Lea Ryndak ◽  
June E. Downing ◽  
Lilly R. Jacqueline ◽  
Andrea P. Morrison
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
School Districts ◽  
General Education ◽  
New York State ◽  
Severe Disabilities ◽  
Educational Services ◽  
York State ◽  
Qualitative Research Methodology ◽  
Age Appropriate

This study investigated the perceptions of parents of 13 children with moderate or severe disabilities in relation to their child's education in inclusive general education settings. Parents were all Caucasian and were from seven different school districts in western New York State. Their children ranged in age from 5 to 20 years, with nine having experienced educational services in self-contained settings prior to being included in typical classrooms. Audio-taped interviews of parents lasting from 60 to 90 minutes were transcribed and analyzed following qualitative research methodology. Findings indicated that, regardless of the age of their child, parents of all 13 children reported very positive perceptions. Parents whose children had been educated previously in self-contained classes reported many academic, behavioral, and social outcomes that they felt would not have happened without the transition to age-appropriate general education classes. The findings add to the growing literature on inclusion and support the trend to provide educational services for students with moderate or severe disabilities in general education settings.

Transmission of hepatitis B virus associated with assisted monitoring of blood glucose at an assisted living facility in New York State

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (8) ◽  
pp. 726-731 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua K. Schaffzin ◽  
Karen L. Southwick ◽  
Ernest J. Clement ◽  
Franciscus Konings ◽  
Lilia Ganova-Raeva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Blood Glucose ◽  
Hepatitis B Virus ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Assisted Living ◽  
New York State ◽  
Assisted Living Facility ◽  
York State ◽  
B Virus

SHIGELLOSIS OUTBREAKS AT SUMMER CAMPS FOR THE MENTALLY RETARDED IN NEW YORK STATE

1989 ◽  
Vol 130 (5) ◽  
pp. 966-975 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. BRUCE COLES ◽  
STANLEY F. KONDRACKI ◽  
RICHARD J. GALLO ◽  
DOROTHY CHALKER ◽  
DALE L. MORSE
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York State ◽  
Mentally Retarded ◽  
Summer Camps ◽  
York State

Patterns of Haemophilus influenzae type b Invasive Disease in New York State, 1987 to 1991: The Role of Vaccination Requirements for Day-Care Attendance

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 94 (6) ◽  
pp. 1014-1016
Author(s):  
Elaine E. Schulte ◽  
Guthrie S. Birkhead ◽  
Stan F. Kondracki ◽  
Dale L. Morse
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Haemophilus Influenzae ◽  
Day Care ◽  
New York State ◽  
Haemophilus Influenzae Type ◽  
Bacterial Disease ◽  
Haemophilus Influenzae Type B ◽  
Type B ◽  
Day Care Centers ◽  
York State

Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) is the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in young children and is a major cause of other invasive bacterial disease.1 The case fatality rate for Hib meningitis is 1.0% to 3.4%.2,3 Also, 14% of meningitis cases result in persisting neurologic sequelae and 10% to 11% result in sensorineural hearing loss.4,5 With the introduction of Hib vaccines in 1985, what was once a potentially devastating disease is now preventable by vaccination.6 The risk of Hib in day-care centers (DCCs) is highest for younger children (≤23 months of age), during the first month of enrollment in day care, and for those children who attend larger day-care centers as opposed to home day-care settings.7 The incidence of Hib disease is higher for blacks, Hispanics, native Alaskans, American Indians, and children of lower socioeconomic status.8 Increasing enrollment in licensed DCCs throughout the country has provided an opportunity, through entrance requirements, to ensure that these children receive public health preventive measures such as vaccinations. Most states have laws requiring certain vaccinations before entry into DCCs; however, many states do not have a specific DCC entry requirement for Hib vaccination.9 The purposes of this article are to examine patterns of Hib incidence in New York State by gender, race, and age and to evaluate Hib disease within the DCC setting in New York State in relation to changing Hib vaccine requirements for DCCs. METHODS We conducted a retrospective study of invasive Hib disease in New York State outside New York City.

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