10 Apr 2025 Call for Nominations: 2025 Immunization Champion Award
This email marks the launch of the nomination period for the Immunization Champion Award! We look forward to receiving your nominations and selecting a 2025 Immunization Champion for Philadelphia.
The Immunization Champion Award is a national award program hosted by the Association of Immunization Managers (AIM) and honors individuals going above and beyond to foster and/or promote immunization in their communities. Access the nomination form below. When you’ve completed the form, email it to Nicole Gawel at nicole.gawel@phila.gov.
Nominations will be accepted until May 23, 2025. Please share this email with your networks.
Instructions for Nomination
Individuals can be recognized for their work in childhood, adolescent, or adult vaccines.
Who is eligible?
- Healthcare professionals (i.e., pharmacists, physicians, nurses, physicians’ assistants, nurse practitioners, medical assistants)
- Nonprofit leaders
- Community activists
- Parents
- School and education leaders
- Coalition members
- Community-based organization members
- Immunization partners
Who is ineligible?
- Employees of the jurisdiction’s immunization program
- Employees, spouses, and immediate family members of pharmaceutical companies
- Individuals who are entitled to royalties or other compensation for a vaccine product or process patent
- Individuals serving as a paid litigation consultant or expert witness in litigation involving a vaccine manufacturer
- Individuals who have accepted or solicited funds from vaccine manufacturers
- Previous CDC Childhood Immunization Champion Award or Immunization Champion Award winners
- For a complete list of ineligibility criteria, access the nomination form here
If you have any questions, please contact info@immunizationmanagers.org.
Additional information can also be found here.