2023 Day Of Action Partners
On May 8, 2023, Louisiana Families for Vaccines and the Louisiana Vaccine Alliance brought together partners and community members for a Day of Action at the state capitol. Those in attendance were able to make their voice heard during committee meetings and in meetings with their Representatives and Senators. We thank all of the legislators who made time to visit partners resource tables and meet with participants. Click on any organization below to learn more about them and how to connect.
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Louisiana Vaccine Alliance
- Raise the public’s awareness of vaccine-preventable disease
- Increase use of the Louisiana Immunization Network for Kids (LINKs)
- Educate healthcare providers, the public, and policy makers
- Provide evidence-based resources families need to make informed choices
- Advocate for immunization policy in Louisiana that is evidence-based, ensures equitable access to immunizations, and protects communities from vaccine-preventable disease.
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Louisiana Families for Vaccines
Mandeville, LA 70471
Crystal@lafamiliesforvaccines.org
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National Association of Social Workers- Louisiana Chapter
- Promoting the social work profession and its efforts to ensure justice and equality for Louisiana’s diverse citizenship.
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SAFE Communities Coalition
SAFE Communities Coalition supports pro-vaccine legislation and lawmakers.
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Access Health Louisiana
- Our mission is simple: to improve the health of the people we serve. We do this by striving for the highest levels of patient care every day. In fact, Access Health Louisiana has been recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance as a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) based upon standards of patient safety and quality. This means that AHL adheres to evidenced-based standards shown to improve quality, health and safety of its patients, as well as reduced costs.
- Access Health Louisiana is also a 2020 recipient of a National Quality Leader Award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). As a health center quality leader, AHL achieved the best overall clinical performance among all health centers, placing in the top 10 percent of the adjusted quartile rankings for Clinical Quality Measures. AHL was also recognized with a Health Disparities Reducer Award and Access Enhancer Award for increasing access to healthcare and improving health outcomes for racial and ethnic minorities.
Access Health Louisiana (AHL) is a network of Federally Qualified Health Centers. Our network of more than 100 providers sees more than 62,000 patients a year in 16 Louisiana parishes including: Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, St. Tammany, St. Charles, Washington, Plaquemines, Tangipahoa, Iberville, St. James, Allen, Avoyelles, La Salle, Natchitoches, Grant, and Rapides. No one will be denied access to services due to an inability to pay, and there is a discounted sliding fee schedule available based on family size and income
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Autism Society of Greater New Orleans
- We create connections, empowering everyone in the Autism community with the resources needed to live fully. We are working to create a world where everyone is connected to the support they need, when they need it.
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Louisiana School-Based Health Alliance
- Mission: To improve the health status of children and youth by advancing and advocating for school-based healthcare.
- Louisiana is home to at least 100 school-based health centers
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Power Coalition for Equity and Justice
- The Power coalition is a statewide civic engagement table that works with community to hold elected officials accountable, give voters a voice in fair elections and aims to position people closest to the problems in a place where they can also work on the solution!We have a Host of priorities such as voting rights, pay equity and family and medical leave, expanding rights of those who are formerly Incarcerated and health care equity for disadvantaged communities!
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Priority Health Care
Our Mission–Provide holistic health care to underserved communities that will empower people to live healthy lives.
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - HPV Cancer Prevention Program
The St. Jude HPV Cancer Prevention Program mission is to increase on-time HPV vaccination for all children through education, promoting best practice models, and strategic partner engagement.