Immunization Action Coalition

“There are no material differences in voting rights among members of the governing body, and the governing body has not delegated broad authority to an executive committee or similar committee.”

“IAC's Bylaws provide that Deborah L. Wexler, MD, is the sole member of the corporation. She is entitled to elect the Board of Directors and to take other member action, including adding other members to the corporation. Dr. Wexler has not taken any action as the sole member of the organization other than to appoint professionals to the Board of Directors for the purpose of promoting IAC's goals and mission.”

“See comment above for Part VI, Line 6.”

“The Organization has a small board of directors. There are no separate committees of the board of directors.”

“Review of Form 990. The organization's staff provides necessary documentation and data via questionnaires to the accountant. Once the draft of the Form 990 has been prepared by the accountant, the organization's management reviews the form for accuracy. When the draft is approved by management, the 990 is sent by electronic means to each board member for review and approval. If there are any changes, they will be incorporated into the draft. Once the board has approved the 990, management conveys approval to the accountant to finalize the draft. The final form 990 is signed by the Executive Director and filed in a timely manner with the appropriate state and federal authorities. Form 990 is available for public review on www.guidestar.org”

“Written conflict of interest policy. Annually the board, management and all employees review and sign their copies of the conflict of interest policy to disclose any conflicts. Copies are reviewed by management for reportable conflicts. Any conflicts are noted in the board minutes. Board members that have conflicts of interest are prohibited from participating or voting in board activities related to the conflict.”

“Compensation of Executive Director. The organization gathers comparable pay data from the state of MN and the MN Council of Nonprofit Salary and Benefits Survey to determine fairness. Annual review of Executive Director's salary and benefits is approved by the board. With the Executive Director excused from the conversation and voting, the board increased the Executive Director's salary to be more in line, but still less than the average compensation of Executive Directors of National peer organizations. This process was last conducted in October 2016. Compensation for the Chief Strategy Officer has been set based on consideration of market compensation for his services and the value of his activities to both the organization and to the national immunization community. This process was last completed in October 2016.”

“The Immunization Action Coalition does not make its articles of incorporation, bylaws, conflict of interest policy, or financial statements available to the general public.”

“The immunization action coalition (iac) works to increase immunization rates and prevent disease by creating and distributing educational materials for health professionals and the public that enhance the delivery of safe and effective immunization services. Iac also facilitates communication about the safety, efficacy, and use of vaccines within the broad immunization community of patients, parents, health care organizations, and government health agencies.”

“Program: Education IAC creates publications and educational materials for healthcare professional staff, their patients, and the public. All of these publications and materials are available online and copyright-free. Needle Tips: Frontline healthcare professionals rely on Needle Tips for its up-to-date, practice-oriented information on the national recommendations for childhood, adolescent, and adult immunization. A 16- to 24-page periodical, published four times per year, Needle Tips is the only publication of its kind in the United States. The technical content of each issue is reviewed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In fiscal year 2016, IAC published four online issues of Needle Tips in both PDF and magazine view formats. Current and past issues are available on the IAC website at www.immunize.org/nt. Vaccinate Adults: Vaccinate Adults is CDC-reviewed and provides concise, readable, up-to-date information tailored for busy healthcare professionals whose practices are focused on adults. A 12- to 16-page periodical, Vaccinate Adults is published four times per year. In fiscal year 2016, IAC published four online issues of Vaccinate Adults in both PDF and magazine view formats. Current and past issues are available on the IAC website at www.immunize.org/va. IAC Express: Currently emailed free of charge to more than 50,000 opt-in subscribers every Wednesday, IAC Express provides up-to-date information about new and updated CDC vaccine recommendations, new FDA vaccine licensures, newly released Vaccine Information Statements, new immunization education materials, current events in the vaccine world, and journal articles. Special editions of IAC Express are also published when there are urgent matters to be reported on. During fiscal year 2016, IAC published 62 issues of IAC Express containing more than 935 articles on vaccines and vaccine- preventable diseases. The current issue, as well as the more than 1,200 issues published since IAC Express's beginning in 1997, is available online at www.immunize.org/express. Ask the Experts: Ask the Experts is a recurring feature of Needle Tips, Vaccinate Adults, IAC Express, and www.immunize.org in which CDC experts answer challenging and timely questions about vaccines and their administration. Questions are gathered from IAC's close communications with clinicians who provide immunization services as well as from IAC and CDC staff who analyze the latest changes to vaccine recommendations. Nearly 1,100 Q&As are available online at www.immunize.org/askexperts. Unprotected People Reports: Since 1998, IAC has collected and published personal stories and case reports of people who have suffered or died from vaccine-preventable diseases. IAC believes that Unprotected People Reports are extremely important in helping parents and the media understand the value of vaccines. These reports can be particularly effective in countering stories claiming harm from vaccines. Currently, 109 reports are available on-line at www.immunize.org/reports. Educational Materials for Healthcare Professionals, their Patients, and the Public: IAC is the most relied upon source of free CDC-reviewed immunization materials for healthcare professionals, their patients, and the public. During fiscal year 2016, 3.3 million copies of IAC's 200 English language educational pieces and 100 translation versions were downloaded from IAC's Handouts web section. All of IAC's educational materials are available online free of charge and ready to copy at www.immunize.org/handouts. IAC believes it is very important to provide information for non-English speaking patients and the public. We currently provide Spanish translations of 47 of our patient/parent handouts. Some of these pieces are also translated into several of 8 additional languages. Translations of Vaccine Information Statements (VISs): For more than a decade, IAC has maintained an online index of the federally mandated VISs for which hundreds of”

“Other noteworthy sections of the website include ACIP Recommendations, Package Inserts, Diseases and Vaccines, Clinic Resources, State Vaccination Laws, Image Library of Vaccine-Preventable Disease, and video of the week. IAC expert staff members continually review the recent immunization literature and select hundreds of journal articles each year dealing with practical topics such as parental concerns about vaccines, providing vaccination services, immunization exemptions, and many others, and present links to those articles on the website at www.immunize.org/journalarticles. Website for the Public, Vaccine Information You Need - www.vaccineinformation.org: Developed in consultation with CDC, this website for the general public presents straightforward information about vaccine-preventable diseases and their vaccines. Launched in August 2002, it currently serves an average of more than 4,500 visits per day, making more than 450 pages available. It provides basic information about vaccination, vaccine safety, and the overall importance of immunization, and features more than 250 vaccine-preventable disease photos and approximately 194 video clips. Major sections include Infants/Children, Preteens, Teens, and Adults. The website offers parents and people of all ages timely, accurate, and proven information about vaccines and the diseases they prevent. Hundreds of valuable resources, including personal testimonies of suffering and loss due to vaccine-preventable diseases, vaccine-related videos and public service announcements, and educational materials from trusted organizations are featured. Online Database of Immunization Coalitions www.izcoalitions.org: This website provides access to an interactive online database of local, state, regional, national, and international immunization coalitions. The database allows interested healthcare professionals, parents, immunization advocates, and others to contact immunization coalitions for resources, ideas, or volunteering. Currently, 111 immunization coalitions have entered information about their structure and activities. Adult Vaccination Resources Library: This searchable online library of adult immunization resources gathers adult immunization resources into one location, allowing healthcare providers and the general public to pinpoint adult immunization resources that can be used in a clinic setting or for individual education. A major benefit of the library is the ability to select pre-determined categories and tagged-keywords that have been assigned by IAC expert staff. In this way, visitors can zero in on resources most likely to match their interests. Currently, more than 250 resources are available through the library which is available at www.immunize.org/adult-vaccination/resources.asp. Adult Vaccination Guide: IAC's Adults Only Vaccination: A Step-by-Step Guide is an attractive, well-organized, 157-page guide that presents a comprehensive description of all aspects of a vaccination program from assessing vaccine indications and contraindications to determining billing codes. The guide was published in 2004 and is currently being revised and updated for release in 2017. Technically Speaking: Technically Speaking is a monthly column written by IAC's Executive Director Deborah L. Wexler, MD. The column is featured in The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Vaccine Education Center's (VEC's) monthly e-newsletter for healthcare professionals. Technically Speaking columns cover practical topics in immunization delivery such as needle length, vaccine administration, cold chain, and immunization schedules. Current and archived issues back to 2010 are available online at www.immunize.org/technically-speaking.”

“Program: Partnering for Immunization IAC is broadly and deeply connected to every level of the United States immunization community. We serve as an independent "communications hub" through our publications, websites, email news services, conference organizing and participation, contributions to policy making, and direct contact with every vaccine-involved federal agency, state health department, professional medical association, and vaccine manufacturer. Virtually all of America's professional medical societies partner with IAC as members of our Advisory Board. A list of these societies is available online at www.immunize.org/aboutus/advisoryboard.asp. National Adult and Influenza Immunization Summit (NAIIS): The NAIIS is a partnership led by CDC, the National Vaccine Program Office, and IAC, of more than 140 organizations represented by over 800 individuals. Since 2003, IAC has been a leading member of NAIIS, continuing to serve as the NAIIS fiscal agent and managing its website at www.izsummitpartners.org. The four NAIIS work groups take specific actions that lead to improvements in vaccine uptake. IAC Chief Strategy Officer Dr. L.J Tan leads this project. Vaccination Interventions for Nursing Assistants and Aides (VINAA) - The goal of the VINAA project was to prevent influenza and pneumonia among residents and healthcare providers in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) by improving vaccination rates among nursing assistants. The VINAA project was a multi- phase collaboration between IAC and Ofstead & Associates, Inc. (an independent public health research firm) to implement a customized, evidence-based program in LTCFs in four Midwestern states, followed by evaluation and dissemination of information about the project. The project was funded by a partnership grant from Pfizer Inc. and was completed in the spring of 2016. National Network for Immunization Coalitions - IAC founded the National Network for Immunization Coalitions in 2012. IAC manages the group's communications and deliberations, including an email listserv, newsletters, website, and also conducts teleconference calls of the coalition directors. IAC also arranges speakers for bimonthly conference calls and webinars attended by an average of 118 participants. Currently, the network comprises nearly 600 immunization advocates, including representatives from almost 300 coalitions. IAC has served on the planning committee for the biennial National Conference for Immunization Coalitions and Partnerships (formerly the National Conference on Immunization and Health Coalitions) since the conference began in 1998. Immunization Policy and Conferences - IAC is deeply involved in state and national vaccine policy making. Some examples: For more than a decade, Dr. Wexler, Dr. Tan, IAC's Associate Director for Immunization Education Dr. William L. Atkinson, and IAC's Associate Director for Immunization Projects Ms. Diane Peterson have filled important consulting positions on many Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Working Groups, including Childhood Immunization Schedule, Adult Immunization Schedule, General Recommendations, Combination Vaccines, Influenza, Herpes Zoster, Evidence-based, Pneumococcal, Hepatitis, Pertussis, and Meningococcal-Hib. Dr. Tan is a former voting member of the National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC) and has served as chair of its Immunization Infrastructure Working Group, as well as serving on the Vaccine Safety, Maternal Immunization, Adult Immunization, Health Care Personnel, and Vaccine Confidence Working Groups. Dr. Wexler and Dr. Tan co-lead IAC's Adult Vaccine Policy Group, which holds a monthly conference call of adult immunization partner organizations across the nation to discuss how to improve adult immunization uptake and policy in the U.S. More than 125 partners participate in the call or, if unable to attend, receive minutes of the meeting. IAC staff members attend or give presentations at CDC's National Immunization C”

“Iac editorial and operations assistant janelle anderson, represents iac as part of the national task force on hepatitis b: focus on asian and pacific islander americans. She participates in monthly calls and attended the national task force face-to-face meeting in dallas in 2015. Hepatitis b vaccine birth dose project - for more than a decade, iac has helped lead the national effort to ensure that every newborn receives a birth dose of hepatitis b vaccine prior to discharge from the newborn nursery. We have completed a guidebook for implementing birth dose policies titled hepatitis b: what hospitals need to do to protect newborns and have recently launched a national campaign urging birthing institutions to adopt hepatitis b vaccine birth dose policies. As part of this initiative, iac has developed the hepatitis b vaccine birth dose honor roll. To be included in the honor roll, a birthing institution must have: (1) reported a coverage rate of 90% or greater, over a 12-month period, for administering hepatitis b vaccine before hospital discharge to all newborns, including those whose parents refuse vaccination, and (2) implemented specific written policies, procedures, and protocols to protect all newborns from hepatitis b virus infection prior to hospital discharge. Honorees are listed on iac's website, awarded a certificate, and featured in iac express. Currently, the honor roll includes nearly 300 birthing institutions. School-located vaccination network - iac continues to work toward its goal of becoming the central location for promoting and developing school-located vaccination programs (slv). The slv web section online at www.immunize.org/school-vaccination features resources and materials from across the u.s. The slv listserv enables the nation's leaders in school-located vaccination to communicate and collaborate on a continuing basis. Honor roll for patient safety - in 2009, iac created the honor roll for patient safety, which recognizes healthcare settings that have implemented mandatory influenza vaccination policies for their healthcare staff. To date, more than 580 healthcare institutions have been honored. The honorees are listed at www.immunize.org/honor-roll. Voices for vaccines - after conceiving the idea for a membership organization of parents dedicated to promoting the value of immunization, dr. Wexler co-founded voices for vaccines along with dr. Stanley plotkin and dr. Paul offit. Vaccine facts and policy public database - in collaboration with george washington university and the association of immunization managers, iac has created an online database of statistics and policies covering each of the 50 states, washington, dc, the eight u.s. Territories, and the five major cities with federally funded immunization programs. The data for the vaccine facts and policy project are divided into five major topic areas including: demographics and rates, fiscal environment, law and policy, strategies and initiatives, and the structure of immunization programs. Each major topic area is subdivided into areas that allow the user to customize their queries in order to locate information on specific immunization law and policy topics, including, but not limited to: correctional facilities, coverage rates, healthcare personnel, immunization information systems, medicaid, school entry requirements, and standing orders. Information resource and customer service - iac makes a tremendous effort to answer email and phone inquiries from healthcare professionals and the public in a timely and accurate manner. Staff members respond to thousands of email messages and phone calls each month. Iac in the media - iac staff members are often called on to provide accurate information to print, radio, television, and internet news media. Some recent contacts with media include the abc news, american medical association, cnn, elsevier journal, fox news, the huffington post, infectious disease news, journal of the american medical associ”

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