Reviews of evidence regarding interventions to improve vaccination coverage in children, adolescents, and adults

Background. This paper presents the results of systematic reviews of the ef fectiveness, applicability, other effects, economic impact, and barriers to use of selected population-based interventions intended to improve vaccina tion coverage. The related systematic reviews are linked by a common concep tual approach. These reviews form the basis for recommendations by the Task Force on Community Preventive Services (the Task Force) regarding the use of these selected interventions. The Task Force recommendations are present ed on pp. 92-96 of this issue. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH): vaccine-preventable diseases, vaccination coverage, community health services, decision-making, evidence-based medici ne, systematic reviews, population-based interventions, practice guidelines , preventive health services, public health practice, task force. (C) 2000 American Journal of Preventive Medicine.