Home visits based are recommended on strong evidence of their effectiveness in increasing vaccination rates. However, it is noted that home visits can be resource-intensive and costly relative to other options for increasing vaccination rates. Evidence on effectiveness was considered strong based on a body of evidence that included studies of home visits delivered to all clients or only to those unresponsive to other interventions, home visits focused on vaccination alone or in combination with other health concerns, and home visits that provided vaccinations on-site or referred clients to vaccination services outside the home. Home visits intended to increase vaccination rates: provide vaccinations to clients in their homes, or promote recommended vaccinations with referral to available immunization services. Home visits may be conducted by either vaccination providers, such as nurses, or other providers, such as social workers. Visits generally include an assessment of client vaccination status and a brief discussion of the importance of the indicated immunizations. Home visits may be conducted by either vaccination providers, such as nurses, or by other providers, such as social workers. Visits generally include an assessment of client vaccination status and a brief discussion of the importance of the indicated immunizations. The intervention may be directed to: all clients in a designated population, such as low-income single mothers, or only those clients who have been unresponsive to previous intervention efforts, such as client reminder and recall systems. Home visits may be the primary or sole intervention or one component of a larger healthcare system or community-based program to increase vaccination rates.

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Guide To Community Preventive Services [Internet]. Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US), Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services, Epidemiology and Analysis Program Office, Community Guide Branch; [updated 2013 Mar 14]. Universally Recommended Vaccinations: Home Visits to Increase Vaccination Rates; [updated 2012 Jun 19; cited 2013 Feb 11]. Available from http://www.thecommunityguide.org/vaccines/universally/homevisits.html