Interim Evaluation of the National Immunization Strategy
April 2003 to June 2007

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Table of Contents

• Management Response and Action Plan
• Executive Summary
• 1.0 Introduction
  • 1.1 Objectives of the interim evaluation
  • 1.2 Immunization in Canada: federal role
  • 1.3 Overview of the NIS
  • 1.4 Description of the NIS evaluation framework
• 2.0 Methods
  • 2.1 Qualitative and quantitative methods
  • 2.2 Document review
  • 2.3 Key informant interviews
  • 2.4 On-line survey of health professionals
  • 2.5 Quantitative data collection
• 3.0 Evaluation findings
  • 3.1 What is the rationale for the NIS?
  • 3.2 Has the design and delivery of the NIS been effective?
  • 3.3 Progress and success of NIS: stakeholder assessment
  • 3.4 Progress and success of NIS: document review
  • 3.5 NIS Indicators of Success
• 4.0 Conclusions
  • 4.1 Limitations
  • 4.2 Continued relevance of the NIS
  • 4.3 Design and implementation of the NIS
  • 4.4 Progress and success of the NIS
• 5.0 Next steps
  • 5.1 Recommendations
  • 5.2 Other considerations
  • 5.3 Action Plan
• Annex A: Logic Model

List of Tables and Figures

• Figure 1: Governance structure of the NIS
• Table 1: NIS Interim Evaluation Questions
• Table 2: Distribution of respondents by committee and working group
• Table 3: Distribution of local/regional survey respondents by province/territory
• Table 4: Distribution of local/regional survey respondents by occupation
• Table 5: Ratings by key informants and survey respondents of NIS impacts in
  anticipated benefit areas
• Table 6: NIS Indicator of Success: access to immunization programs
• Table 7: NIS Indicator of Success: immunization coverage
• Table 8: NIS Indicator of Success: disease incidence

List of Abbreviations

EAEFI	adverse events following immunization
AERSWG	Adverse Events Reporting Standards Working Group
CCIAP	Canadian Coalition For Immunization Awareness And Promotion
CIC	Canadian Immunization Committee
CIRID	Centre For Immunization And Respiratory Infectious Diseases
CIRN	Canadian Immunization Registry Network
F/P/T	federal/provincial/territorial
FTE	full-time equivalent
HPV	human papilloma virus
IMD	invasive meningococcal disease
IPD	invasive pneumococcal disease
IRID	Immunization And Respiratory Infections Division
MRAP	Management Response Action Plan
NACI	National Advisory Committee On Immunization
NDRS	Notifi able Disease Reporting System
NGO	non-governmental organization
NIS	National Immunization Strategy
P/T	provincial/territorial
PEWG	Professional Education Working Group
PHAC	Public Health Agency Of Canada
PMF	Performance Measurement Framework
PUBED	Public Education Working Group
TORS	terms of reference
VIC	Vaccine Industry Committee
VPD	vaccine preventable disease
VPRIS	Vaccine Preventable And Respiratory Infection Surveillance
VSWG	Vaccine Supply Working Group

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