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Grant allows OSF to leverage Innovation Labs-partnerships to improve childhood vaccination rates

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PEORIA, Ill., May 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ OSF Innovation and its partners at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria (UICOMP) and Illinois State University (ISU) in Normal, Illinois, have received a federal Human Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) grant to continue work to expand childhood vaccinations to children of low-income families in Central Illinois.
Recent CDC data shows fewer children were vaccinated on time this year compared to last year, in part, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. HRSA invited grant applicants to propose and implement innovative approaches to increase access to and utilization of well-child visits and immunization services. ....

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OSF HealthCare Using Data and AI to Drive an Increase in Childhood Vaccinations

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OSF HealthCare Using Data and AI to Drive an Increase in Childhood Vaccinations
February 25, 2021 GMT
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PEORIA, Ill., Feb. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Despite the availability of free routine immunizations for low-income families through a federal program, many children are not vaccinated, vaccinated late for their age, or don’t complete the course of the immunization schedule. Peoria, Illinois-based OSF HealthCare wants to change that.
Through a nearly $75,000 grant available through its Jump ARCHES program, and nearly $30,000 in state grant funding through the Illinois Innovation Network, OSF Innovation and partners are using artificial intelligence (AI) tools to design, develop and deploy a mobile child vaccination program for underserved communities in Illinois. ....

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