Notice to Readers: Workshop on Vaccine Communication
The National Vaccine Advisory Committee, the Inter-Agency Vaccine
Communications Group, and the National Vaccine Program Office will co-sponsor a
Workshop on Vaccine Communication, October 5--6, 2000, in Arlington, Virginia. The purpose of
the workshop is to identify key issues, forces, and trends that influence and shape
perceptions about vaccines; determine how to establish more meaningful discussions
regarding issues of concern; define options for establishing more effective mechanisms
for communicating vaccine benefits and risks; and examine and discuss the
effectiveness, purpose, methods, and timing of current vaccine communications.
This workshop should be of interest to persons working in the vaccine and
immunization field including health communication and public affairs specialists, public
and private sector health-care providers, parent and consumer groups, vaccine
manufacturers, and immunization program managers and directors. Additional information is
available from the National Vaccine Program Office, telephone (404) 687-6672 or from
the World-Wide Web, http://www.cdc.gov/od/nvpo/calendar.htm.
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