The Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) is an organization that distributes information about vaccines and the diseases they prevent. In partnership with the

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(CDC), their headquarters is located in

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, with member coalitions in the United States and Canada.

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serves on the Advisory board.

Mission

Having the goal of providing the public with information about immunization, the IAC has three current functions: # creation and distribution of weekly editions of IAC Express to IAC's email subscribers; # publication of the feature "Ask the Experts," in which CDC and IAC immunization experts answer questions from vaccine providers; and # creation of new immunization education materials designed to respond to the needs of immunization providers, parents, and patients.

Activities

The coalition's Web site offers "Unprotected People Stories" about the consequences of vaccine avoidance, and "Talking about Vaccines" which discusses general vaccine-related topics. In addition, the coalition gives information on vaccines through social networking and other popular sources of information, such as the "

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" newspaper columns and letters to the editor. In 2012, the coalition launched a campaign to promote the fourth edition of ''The Vaccine Handbook: A Practical Guide for Clinicians''. The

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lists the IAC on their Global Vaccine Safety page, noting the availability of their materials in various languages such as

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, and Turkish. They promote Hepatitis B vaccination programs for children ranging in age from 0–18 years of age. The IAC is also a member of the WHO-led project

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