Vaccination in the Northwest Territories
2016
This case describes an effort to assess the validity and reliability of immunization records across the Northwest Territories in Canada in 2012. When the Department of Health and Social Services’ (DHSS) Disease Registry Unit was working toward the implementation of a new immunization registry similar to those implemented across the country, it looked at the existing Excel workbook registry system and performed an audit on community health center data to identify potential errors and issues for improvement.
The case includes guidance for instructors, including learning objectives and discussion questions. It is the fifth in an 11-case collection written by students in the MPH class of the Schulich Interfaculty Program in Public Health at Western University, Canada. The cases may be freely copied and used for educational purposes by an accredited educational institution.
Vaccination in the Northwest Territories
Source:
LeBlanc S et al. Vaccination Under the Midnight Sun: Validation of an Immunization Registry in the Northwest Territories. Western Public Health Casebook. Public Health Casebook Publishing 2016. https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/westernpublichealthcases/vol2016/iss1/11.