CMS Best Practices in Coalition Building - supporting NAIAW through the John Lewis, MPA

CAIC Member Organizations (partial list) Alta Bates Summit Medical Centers Blue Cross of California State Sponsored Programs Blue Cross SSP California Coalition for Childhood Immunization California Association of Health Facilities California Association of Homes and Services for the Aging California Association of Long Term Medicine California Health Advocates California Healthcare Association California Hospital Association California Medical Association California Medical Association Foundation California Medicare Advantage California Pharmacists Association

CAIC Member Organizations (partial list) Chiron Vaccine, Inc. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Region IX) County of San Diego, Immunization Program & I-3 Coalition CA Department of Health Services Edward R. Roybal Institute for Applied Gerontology, Cal State LA, Roybal Immunization Consortium for Older Adults Health Net Immunize LA Kids/LA Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles County Immunization Program Los Angeles Department of Health Services LumetraMaxim Health Systems MedImmune, Inc.

CAIC Mission Statement To build and support cross sector collaboration that results in improved adult immunization rates, particularly the rates among high risk adults and of those adults who have limited access to preventive care. - CAIC Planning Committee, Adopted June 2002.

Important Accomplishments Annual Adult Immunization Summits Presentations, Publications & Articles California Health Information Survey Data Acute Care Facilities Survey on HCW and Patient Immunization Policies Legislative Efforts Website Campaigns National Adult Immunization Awareness Week (NAIAW) Health Care Workers (HCW) Initiative Joint work with C3I

In CA, Coalition Networks State Level Coalitions CAIC - California Adult Immunization Coalition C3I - California Coalition for Childhood Immunization Local Coalitions County & Community Children and Adults

A statewide campaign to promote National Adult Immunization Awareness Week (NAIAW) September 25 – October 1, 2005 For materials and information, please visit our website: This project is sponsored by the CAIC.

CAIC Deliverables Media Work Group CAIC Press Release and template CAIC Campaign Op/Ed and template Tips on submitting Op/Ed to local media PowerPoint Work Group 30 minute annotated PPT presentation 50 minutes annotated PPT presentation with CME ready evaluation materials Educational Toolkit Work Group Web-based materials on CAIC website Organized mailing to over 150 adult IZ stakeholders

How Did We Do? Survey, both Mailed & On-line Many local participants Much use of NAIAW materials Work Group Debriefing Successful process New members intent to remain active Evaluation of Web Traffic 813 hits to NAIAW pages 523 hits by 1 st time visitors

Next Steps Continue to support observances of NAIAW Continue to recruit New individuals for state-level work groups New coalitions for community-level action Add a state-level media event and PSAs

John Lewis, MPA