Tools for Healthcare Providers

• Cultural Competence in Health Care
• Health Disparities/Health Equity
• Health Literacy

Local Health Referral Lists

• Change of Status -- Immunization Services for Refugees/Immigrants 
• Health care, dental, vision, and prescriptions and
  Resources for Pregnant Women, Infants and Children 
• Ohio HIV Care and Prevention Resource

Reporting Diseases

• Infectious Disease Control Manual
  Includes reporting requirements and recommendations for prevention and control. 

Tools for Patient Education 

• HandwashingInfluenza
• MRSA
• Shigella 
• Syphilis 

Tools for Provider Education

• Maximizing Office Based Immunization (MOBI)
  MOBI is a free one hour in-office CE quality improvement program provided by trained vaccine experts. It trains practices in techniques to improve immunization rates and save costs, and aims to raise immunization rates among Ohio's children by teaching physicians and their entire staff evidence-based strategies to overcome barriers to immunization.

• Assessment, Feedback, Incentives, eXchange (AFIX)
  AFIX is free cooperative, confidential chart-review process which assesses immunization rates for a practice. It is offered in addition to MOBI to maximize immunization and minimize roadblocks. AFIX can give providers a snapshot of their practice, and provides valuable information for focusing resources to improve rates and save costs.

For more information about MOBI and AFIX programs, contact Amy Melsoner, RN (614) 645-1479.