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The Project We are making progress toward that goal. Through a variety of efforts, we recently increased the state’s vaccination rate to 83.8 percent from its 2004 level of 77.5 percent. But we have more to do if we want to reach our goals of a achieving a 90 percent immunization rate and sustaining it at that level. Achieving a 90 percent rate also is the goal of Healthy People 2010, a national health promotion and disease prevention initiative, and the Healthy Kansans 2010 initiative. The Immunize Kansas Kids project partners, with financial support from the Kansas Health Foundation, will commission a set of focused studies to identify barriers to improving the state’s immunization rate and then use the findings to craft an action plan to overcome them. Numerous attempts have been made over the years to improve the state’s vaccination rate. Many have produced short-term results. The Immunize Kansas Kids project partners are seeking a sustainable solution. The Steering Committee The individuals on the steering committee and the organizations they represent are committed to working cooperatively to examine the current immunization system, craft an action plan and implement solutions. The organizations listed on this page are represented on the Immunize Kansas Kids steering committee. For the name of each organization's representative, download the Steering Committee Members List. (PDF) Contact Us Note
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