Reminder and recall interventions are recommended based on strong evidence of effectiveness in improving vaccination coverage: in children and adults; in a range of settings and populations; when applied at different levels of scale from individual practice settings to entire communities; across a range of intervention characteristics (e.g., reminders and recall, content, theoretical basis and method of delivery); and when used alone or with additional components. Client reminder and recall interventions involve reminding members of a target population that vaccinations are due (reminders) or late (recall). Reminders and recalls differ in content and are delivered by various methods—telephone, letter, postcard, or other. Most reminder systems involve a specific notification for a specific client, and may be accompanied by educational messages regarding the importance of immunization for the targeted vaccine.

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Effect Health System Change, Reduce Morbidity, Reduce Mortality, Reduce Risk or Incidence of Disease or Condition, Public Health, Healthcare, Behavioral & Social, Clinical Practice, Informational & Educational, Primary Prevention, Patients