The Shot Line
Mission:
The primary purpose of the SHOT LINE is to enhance safe immunization practices. The outcome is to increase accountability and safe immunization delivery throughout southwest Idaho by:
- Promoting a culture and an infrastructure that ensures quality healthcare processes and patient safety;
- Educating physicians, nurses, medical assistants, school nurses, and child care providers who are responsible for the administration and delivery of immunizations.
Objectives:
- Provide education to those who are responsible for the administration and delivery of immunizations via the "SHOT LINE".
- Identify knowledge deficits from the data collected on calls received.
- Ensure that the staff and physicians have access to the requirements of national, regulatory and accrediting agencies.
- Enhance accurate delivery and storage of immunizations
- Improve patient safety and prevention of disease
- Meet the Healthy People 2010 Initiative of 90% immunization coverage rates in the State of Idaho.
Shot Line Newsletter
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The Shot Line is also the quarterly newsletter of the Immunization Program. Past issues are available below in PDF format.
Additional Resources
For immediate answers to your urgent vaccine questions call
The Shot Line
208-321-BABY (2229). The Shot Line is staffed during regular clinic hours Monday - Friday.
