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Monday, March 6, 2006: 3:30 PM-4:30 PM

C5: What Coalitions and Partnerships Can Do to Increase Immunization Rates

This workshop provides a glimpse into how the New Mexico Immunization Coalition, the County of San Diego Immunization Branch, Binational Immunization Initiative, and Massachusetts Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics Immunization Initiative have harnessed the power of partnerships and coalitions to improve communications, media outreach, immunization education, understanding of US–Mexico immunization issues, and immunization rates.
Moderator:Judy Schmidt
3:30 PM Introductory Remarks
3:35 PM29The Progress in New Mexico: What an Active Coalition Can Do
Anna L. Pentler
3:50 PM30Promotoras, Politics and Physician Education: Collaborative Immunization Efforts At the US-Mexico Border
Kathleen Worthing Gustafson, Claudia Aguiluz, Anne Cordon
4:05 PM31What AAP Chapters Can Do
Hadassa Kubat, Sean Palfrey
4:20 PM Discussion

The 40th National Immunization Conference (NIC) of CDC