Program areas at AIRA
Strengthening public health systems and services - the purposes of this program are to strengthen the nation's public health infrastructure; ensure a competent, current, and connected public health system; and improve the delivery of essential public health services through capacity-building assistance. Under this program, aira receives federal grants from the united states department of health and human services centers for disease control and prevention ("cdc") through the following cooperative agreements:- capacity and standards - the purpose of this cooperative agreement is to provide capacity-building assistance to strengthen and improve the Immunization information systems ("iis") and Immunization program workforce that are instrumental in providing maintenance and oversight of the electronic systems that help prevent and control vaccine-preventable diseases.- Immunization integration program - the purpose of the cooperative agreement is to increase Immunization data quality and usage through collaboration, measurement, and technical support to improve iis and electronic health record ("ehr") systems interoperability.- Immunization gateway program - the purpose of this cooperative agreement is to support Immunization awardees with onboarding and sharing vaccination encounters through the Immunization gateway. The Immunization gateway supports the exchange of Immunization data between iiss, provider organizations and consumer applications.- vaccinate with confidence program - the purpose of this cooperative agreement is to provide capacity-building assistance to strengthen and improve the workforce and infrastructure necessary to support the capacity of iis to conduct public health monitoring and surveillance to identify communities at risk.
Amda project - aira worked with the society for post-acute and long-term care medicine (amda) to identify barriers to the use of iis by long term care facilities (ltcfs). Aira lead the development of a mapping document that described the interoperability standards between ehr vendors and iis, including recommendations for bridging any gaps in standards. Aira also provided subject matter expertise to support a virtual stakeholder roundtable with facilities, consultant pharmacies, ehr vendors, and iis leaders to summarize barriers and identify recommendations to improve iis access and connectivity for ltcfs.
National meeting - aira's national meeting provides an annual opportunity to bring aira's peers and partners together. Through both formal presentations and informal discussions, attendees have an opportunity to strengthen long-term partnerships, develop new relationships, gain professional education and training, and learn from one another. During the year ended september 30, 2023, it was attended by 545 in-person attendees.
Astho and onc ideas projects - aira provided program planning and implementation, technical, policy, and research support for the onc Immunization data exchange, advancement and sharing (ideas) program. Specifically, aira supported the following activities: project planning, project initiation, management, engagement and communication, conducting a national landscape assessment and analysis of current hie and iis status and dynamics, developing a final comprehensive ideas program state technical assistance plan, initiating and executing the ideas program state technical assistance plan, and evaluating project impact, sustainability and conclusion.