Welcome to APhA2020 Immunization Champions Program Submission Site

Thank you for your interest in submitting an award nomination for the Immunization Champion Awards Program at the APhA2020 Annual Meeting and Exposition to be held in National Harbor, MD on March 20-23, 2020.

• Your award nomination must be submitted by 11:59 pm ET on Monday, November 25, 2019.
• Only award nominations submitted online via this website will be considered for presentation.

Nominations are currenlty being accepted for awards in the following categories:

• Community Outreach: Practitioner or pharmacy that has conducted activities and provided education within the communities they serve to increase immunization awareness and delivery.  This category recognizes individuals and organizations that have successfully embraced the key elements of the “immunization neighborhood”—collaboration, coordination, and communication among immunization stakeholders (between pharmacies/pharmacists and immunization coalitions, physicians, nurses, public health departments)—and are dedicated to meeting the immunization needs of the patient and protecting the community from vaccine-preventable diseases.
• Corporation/Institution: Community pharmacies, hospital pharmacies, long-term care pharmacies, clinics, government entities, corporations, institutions, etc., that have established, facilitated, and/or collaborated with their community to provide services to improve vaccination rates. These entities should address and incorporate key elements of the “immunization neighborhood” within their submitted activities.
• Friend of Pharmacy: An individual who is a non-pharmacist and has supported, facilitated, or advocated for pharmacists’ role in immunizations. Individuals could include a coalition leader, community leader, policy maker, physician, public health official, reporter, etc. 
• Individual Practitioners: A pharmacist who has established, facilitated, and/or collaborated within their community to provide services to improve vaccination rates. These individuals should exemplify key elements of the “immunization neighborhood” within their submitted activities.
• Pharmacy Team Member: An individual who is not a pharmacist or student pharmacist, who has advocated for immunizations, and who has proactively identified at-risk patients for vaccination. Individuals could include a pharmacy technician, store manager, store cashier, etc. Activities could include conducting or coordinating community outreach, patient education campaigns, managing or delivering immunization services, or supporting pharmacists in the provision of immunization services.
• Travel Health: Practitioner or pharmacy that has established, facilitated, and/or collaborated within their community to offer travel health services, which include, but are not limited to, consultations, medications, and comprehensive travel vaccine administrations.

Check out last year’s award nominations and recipients to help you get started or visit the APhA website for more information about the APhA Immunization Champion Awards Program.

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