Chicago Area Immunization Campaign
ABOUT US
The Chicago Area Immunization Campaign is a diverse community-focused coalition of public and private partners whose goal is to improve adults and children's health by increasing immunization rates in the Chicagoland area with a particular focus on completion of the primary series by age two.
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Identifying and removing barriers to immunization services |
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Educating families, health care providers and community members about the importance of timely immunizations and changes in the immunization schedule |
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Raising awareness among policy makers and fostering effective public policies |
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Coordinating services and sharing information among CAIC members |
The Adult Immunization Workgroup is a new addition to the Chicago Area Immunization Campaign (CAIC) and focuses on outreach to adults in the Chicagoland area. Objectives are to increase awareness and education of the Influenza and Pneumococcal disease vaccines among seniors while effectively communicating the importance of vaccines in living a healthy life. This new Adult Immunization Workgroup has successfully begun a faith-based initiative that will reach out to faith-based organizations in underserved communities in the Chicago area to promote immunizations in the church.
Fore more information regarding the Adult Immunization Workgroup, please contact Melissa Ponce at 312.491.8161 x 33 or email mponce@ilmaternal.org.