This workgroup will work on specific action items that will sustain and expand community-based relationships in order to improve access to, and acceptance of, vaccines recommended for use in the United States. The workgroup, along with Summit partners, will identify new relationships to cultivate, and will develop tools to increase awareness of the important role of community-based organizations in increasing equity in adult and influenza vaccination coverage.

Resources

• Quick Reference Guide for Organizations Interested in Community Health and Vaccines
• Community-based Organizations and Trusted Messengers: An Approach for Eliminating Immunization Disparities
• Advancing Immunization Equity Through Research and Evaluation: An Inventory of Promising Efforts Now Underway