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doing in comparison to other communities. The three-colored dial represents the distribution of values from the
reporting regions (e.g. counties in the state) ordered from those doing the best to those doing the worst (sometimes
lower values are better and in other cases higher values are better). From that distribution, the green represents the
top 50th percentile, the yellow represents the 25th to 50th percentile, and the red represents the "worst" quartile.
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state (or all US counties). The gauge is blue and white when being higher (or lower) is not necessarily good or bad and is multi-colored when
being higher (or lower) is good or bad.
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the value is improving and a red arrow means the value is getting worse. The = (equal) sign means that there is not a significant increase or
decrease since the last measurement.
Target: This gauge shows whether or not the Sonoma County value meets a specific target. The Sonoma County value is represented by the
left bar and the target value by the right bar.
Target: This gauge shows whether or not a specific target is met. A green check means
the target is met and a red "X" means the target is not met.
Red > 4.5 Green <= 2.5 In-between = Yellow Unit: percent View the Legend
Personal Belief Exemptions from Immunizations
Value:
5.8 percent
Measurement Period:
2008
Location:
County : Sonoma
Categories:
Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases Health / Children's Health
What is this Indicator? This indicator shows the percentage of kindergartners who filed certificates for personal belief exemption from immunizations.
Why this is important: California residents have the choice to enter public school with an exemption, due to personal beliefs, for the immunizations typically required. Required immunizations include 4+ DTP, 3+ Polio, 2+ MMR, 3+ Hep B, and 1+ Var or physician documented varicella disease. Children that are not immunized are a potential reservoir for spreading illnesses that immunizations protect against. It is important for local and national public health organizations to understand immunization patterns and to promote immunization for the reduction of serious, preventable childhood diseases.
Technical note: This distribution is based on data obtained from 501,046 kindergartners enrolled in 8,219 California schools across all 58 California Counties.
Source: California Department of Public Health, Immunization Branch
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