Immunization Action Coalition What’s new? Deborah L. Wexler, MD, Executive Director National Conference for Immunization Coalitions and Partnerships Contact: May 27, 2016

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■ Grass roots beginnings ■ S.E. Asian refugees - hepatitis B vaccination ■ State/local public health, private sector, community groups ■ Health professional and community education ■ 3 measles deaths in St. Paul, Minn. children ■ Expanded IAC mission to all VPDs IAC: Where we came from

■ Needle Tips (quarterly): 44,000 ■ Vaccinate Adults (quarterly): 35,000 ■ IAC Express (weekly): 50,000 ■ Ask the Experts ■ Free! Sign up at IAC Publications

IAC Educational Materials ■ Handouts for healthcare professionals & public: 3.5 million PDF downloads/yr. ■ VIS translations: 2.5 million downloads/yr. ■ Tools – Directory of Immunization Resources – Immunization Techniques DVD – Personal Immunization Record Cards – Laminated Immunization Schedules – Adult Vaccination Guide

■ immunize.org ■ vaccineinformation.org ■ izsummitpartners.org ■ immunizationcoalitions.org ■ vaccinefactsandpolicy.org IAC Websites

Immunization Coalitions Network ■ Network of 225 immunization coalitions ■ Local, state, regional, national scope ■ discussion group – 250 members ■ news service – 600 subscribers ■ Coalitions Directors conference calls – quarterly ■ Coalitions conference calls – bimonthly ■ To join, contact Dr. Teresa Anderson

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■ Respond to Teresa’s request for review ■ If you are a coalition director and have not received an in the past week about reviewing your coalition’s entry, ■ Explore ■ Let us know what you think! Immunization Coalitions Network website Your next steps...

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