2015 Webinar Archive

Organization and State Immunization Policies That Do Not Allow Personal Belief or Religious Exemptions

AMA Policy on Immunizations/Exemptions
Presenter: Barry D. Dickinson, PhD, director, Science & Biotechnology; secretary, Council on Science and Public Health, American Medical Association
Proposals to Eliminate Non-Medical Exemptions to Immunization Requirements
Presenter: Diane C. Peterson, associate director for immunization projects, Immunization Action Coalition

Removing the Personal Belief Exemption in California

Removing the Personal Belief Exemption in California
Presenters: Catherine Martin, director, California Immunization Coalition, and Alecia Sanchez, associate director, California Medical Association
Announcements from Partners

Human papillomavirus (HPV)

National HPV Vaccination Roundtable
Noel T. Brewer, PhD, University of North Carolina, provides an overview of the work of the National HPV Vaccination Roundtable. The purpose of the National HPV Vaccination Roundtable is to increase HPV vaccination coverage. Key activities include increased awareness, provider education, public education, systems changes, and health policy efforts.
Film: Someone You Love – The HPV Epidemic
Director Frederic Lumiere describes his feature-length documentary that features the struggles and triumphs of five women whose lives were changed forever by this deadly virus Watch the trailer on YouTube.
Announcements from Partners

Update! State Legislative Activity and Immunization Mandates and Exemptions

Vaccine Overview of Legislative Bills on Non-Medical Exemptions to School/Childcare Immunization Mandates
Diane Peterson, associate director for immunization projects, Immunization Action Coalition
Recent Vaccine-Related Legislation: Summaries, Outcomes, and Lessons Learned
Presenters: Heidi Parker, executive director, Immunize Nevada; Catherine Martin, director, California Immunization Coalition; and Stephanie Wasserman, executive director, Colorado Children’s Immunization Coalition.
Announcements from Partners

Roots of Vaccine Hesitancy

Vaccine Facts and Policy Project: A Comprehensive Database of U.S. Immunization Information
Katelyn Wells, PhD, research and development director for the Association of Immunizations Managers (AIM)
Roots of Vaccine Hesitancy
Gary Marshall, MD, professor of pediatrics, chief of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, and director of the Pediatric Clinical Trials Unit at the University of Louisville School of Medicine
Announcements from Partners