Registries Can Benefit Communities:

- Help control vaccine- preventable diseases.
- Help identify high-risk populations and under- immunized populations.
- Help prevent disease outbreaks.
- Link (where supported by legislation) with other health databases, such as newborn and lead screening, or other state registries.
- Provide information on community and state coverage rates.
- Streamline vaccine management.
- Facilitate school efforts to assess student compliance with immunization requirements.

Source: Development of Community-and State-based Immunization Registries. Report of the National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC) approved January 12, 1999.

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