Network News — December 12, 2024

Coalition News, Top Stories, and Events

Editable Resources

Resources

Funding Opportunities

In the News

Announcements

Coalition News, Top Stories, and Events

The National Network of Immunization Coalitions highlights WithinReach

WithinReach serves as a key connector and advocate for families in Washington, particularly those currently and historically affected by disparities. The coalition partners with communities to connect families to equitable system support and advocates to ensure essential resources are available and accessible to young children and their caregivers.

WithinReach serves as a connection point between families often in crisis and the resources they need, and amplifies partner and community voices to lawmakers to ensure essential resources are available and accessible. The coalition’s approach is rooted in working alongside partners, providers, and policymakers to create meaningful change—not just for individual families but for entire Washington communities. Through initiatives like Basic Food education, Medicaid outreach, and the Immunization Action Coalition of Washington (IACW), WithinReach ensures families can access critical services that support their health and well-being. As the coordinated access point and lead affiliate in Washington for Help Me Grow, WithinReach maximizes community resources so families feel supported every step of the way.

Healthy, resourced families make strong communities. Driven to break down barriers that prevent families from living healthy lives, WithinReach advocates for public policy and budget matters that directly advance its mission and vision. Legislative priorities this year include:

  • Raising awareness and advocating for immunization efforts: IACW is not a lobbying coalition, but it provides a platform for coalition members to share opportunities to raise awareness and advocate for immunization efforts. The most notable was the passage of SB 5982 in March 2024 which updated the definition of “vaccine” in state law to include all FDA-approved immunizations recommended by the CDC. WithinReach staff and coalition members participated in raising awareness and advocating for this bill.
  • Improving access to healthy foods: WithinReach supports efforts to increase access to healthy foods for people who struggle to afford nutritious foods, including expanding access to school meals and food assistance programs.
  • Building a Help Me Grow system in Washington: WithinReach leads efforts to build statewide capacity for Help Me Grow and to build specialized pathways such as expansion of the Plan of Safe Care.
  • Investing in Washington’s Prenatal-to-Three Coalition: WithinReach is the backbone organization for the Washington Prenatal-to-Three Coalition, which sets forth an annual shared legislative agenda to advance initiatives, funding, and policies that support prenatal-to-three families.

WithinReach offers educational events and toolkits for the community, including:

WithinReach has served as the backbone for the IACW since it started in 1994. IACW is dedicated to improving the health of Washingtonians by reducing vaccine-preventable diseases through equitable access and optimal use of immunizations across all stages of life. This statewide coalition brings together a diverse group of stakeholders, including public health agencies, healthcare professionals, school nurses, health systems, health plans, community health boards, and corporate partners, to advance its mission.

Visit the WithinReach website to learn more.

View WithinReach’s social media channels to connect:

Back to Top

Immunize Kansas Coalition shares resources highlighting topics from its Vaccine Fears Overturned by Facts booklet

Immunize Kansas Coalition (IKC) released its new single-question graphics and co-brandable posters, both highlighting topics from IKC’s popular Vaccine Fears Overturned by Facts (VFOF) booklet created in collaboration with Back to the Vax.

These graphics provide science-based answers to twelve common questions about vaccine ingredients and safety. Designed to be concise and relatable, the graphics can be utilized in various settings, such as healthcare clinics, community outreach events, social media, and more. The single-question graphics and posters can help answer patients’ questions, be easily incorporated into your advocacy efforts, and be shared with community members.

For more resources, visit the Vaccine Fears Overturned by Facts web page to see IKC’s booklet, single-issue handouts, and more.

All resources are available in English and Spanish.

Back to Top

Editable Resources

Association of Immunization Managers shares new media resource library that promotes immunizations to new and expecting parents; materials available in English and Spanish

Association of Immunization Managers (AIM) partnered with CDC and CommunicateHealth, Inc. to create a media library of free co-brandable assets encouraging new and expecting parents to vaccinate their babies. The media library contains digital streaming, radio, print, social media, and outdoor media materials that are production-ready. The messages have been field-tested with new and expecting parents and are fully customizable to feature your organization’s logo or to co-brand with AIM.

Visit the Pediatric Vaccination Media Assets web page to request free media campaign files.

All materials are available in English and Spanish.

Back to Top

Resources

Vaccinate Your Family launches social media campaign and offers vaccine safety and regulation talking points for informed decision-making

Vaccinate Your Family (VYF) is launching a targeted paid media campaign on Spotify aimed at parents of young children, spreading the message that it’s not too late to get vaccinated. Follow VYF on social media to support and amplify messages:

Additionally, VYF has created new vaccine safety and regulation talking points to support families seeking answers to their questions. VYF remains committed to providing evidence-based resources to help individuals make informed decisions about vaccinating themselves and their loved ones. Talking points encompass:

Further talking points can be found at Neutral Talking Points on Vaccine Safety and Regulation (also in VYF’s Vaccination Collaborative portal under the “Effective Communications” web page). This document includes neutral talking points on vaccine safety and regulation to assist you in navigating ongoing conversations with external stakeholders, communities, and the media.

Back to Top

CHOP's Vaccine Education Center adds two new video series to its YouTube channel: Vaccines and Infectious Diseases in the News and Vaccine Policymaking: Behind the Scenes with the ACIP Consumer Rep

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Vaccine Education Center released two new video series:

 

Related Links

Back to Top

Funding Opportunities

Funding opportunities may be found on the Partnering for Vaccine Equity Resource Hub

Partnering for Vaccine Equity’s Funding Opportunities main page offers a list of open funding opportunities related to vaccination and health equity.

Please reach out to PHEbranch@cdc.gov if your organization has a funding opportunity to add to the list.

See the funding opportunities.

Back to Top

In the News

Back to Top

Announcements

Announcements from the National Network of Immunization Coalitions

The National Network of Immunization Coalitions reminds you of the important ways every coalition can plug into the power of our network:

  • Bookmark National Network of Immunization Coalitions’ Calendar of Events on its website, immunizationcoalitions.org, to learn about upcoming national, regional, state, and local conferences; workshops; and virtual educational opportunities.
  • Subscribe to IZ Express, the free weekly e-newsletter produced by Immunize.org, for immunization-related news, new and updated recommendations, educational materials, and educational opportunities.
  • Please visit the National Adult and Influenza Immunization Summit (NAIIS, the “Summit” at www.izsummitpartners.org to check out the latest resources on operationalizing, and payment for, adult and influenza vaccines. If you are not a Summit partner, please sign on at: www.izsummitpartners.org/join-the-summit
  • Urge your coalition members to sign up for IZ Coalitions Network News, the monthly e-newsletter for the National Network of Immunization Coalitions that features news of interest to immunization coalitions and nonprofit organizations. To subscribe, send a request to info@immunizationcoalitions.org asking to be included.
  • Be sure that your coalition is listed and information is up to date on the National Network of Immunization Coalitions website. To add your coalition or make updates, please email info@immunizationcoalitions.org.
Back to Top
Back To Top