A summary of presentations from the weekly Summit partner webinars
June 11, 2026
NFID Announcement – Rebecca Alvania, PhD, MA, MPH, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, NFID
Rebecca Alvania, PhD, MA, MPH, described NFID’s new pilot program to collaborate on public messaging promoting fall respiratory virus season immunization.
HPV Vaccine Communication in Primary Care: Strategies to Actively Engage Providers and Parents – William A. Calo, PhD, JD, Associate Professor of Public Health Sciences; Lead, Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute Implementation Science Core; Associate Director of Community Outreach and Engagement, Interim Deputy Director, Penn State Cancer Institute
William A. Calo, PhD, JD, presented research findings on factors affecting parents’ acceptance of HPV vaccine for their children and how to improve primary care providers’ communication.
Vaccine Implementation Project – Katelyn Wells, PhD, Chief Research, Evaluation, and Development Officer, Association of Immunization Managers (AIM)
Katelyn Wells, PhD, summarized new resources available for implementing new vaccines and recommendations.