Welcome to the Vaccinate Alaska Coalition Website

Jennifer Kalmakoff CHP (left), accepts the 2007 Vaccinate Alaska Coalition (VAC) Excellence in Immunization Award presented by VAC President Gina Carpenter RN (right) and VP/President-Elect Mary Jane Hanley RN (center). Jennifer is a Community Health Practitioner with Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation (BBAHC) practicing in Chignik Lake, Alaska. The Award presentation occurred at the 2007 Alaska Health Summit Award Luncheon on Wed. Dec. 5, 2007 in Anchorage. Jennifer was the guest-of-honor at the 2007 VAC Annual Meeting on Dec. 6. 

Vaccinate Alaska Coalition's (VAC) Excellence in Immunization Award recognizes an individual, agency or program in Alaska that has demonstrated outstanding dedication to improving immunization status in our state. It is established to recognize excellence in vision, practice, education or promotion of immunization in Alaska.

The 2008 Excellence in Immunization Award will be presented at the MCH/Immunization Conference Recognition Luncheon on Monday, September 22 in Anchorage. 

• Click here to access the 2008 Award Nomination information
• Get more information about the VAC Excellence in Immunization Award
• Go to our past Award Recipients page

VAC Programs

• "I Did It By TWO!" Childhood Immunization Awareness Campaign
• Excellence in Immunization Award
• VACFACT sheets

VAC Excellence in Immunization Award

• 2005 Inaugural Award recipient
• 2006 Award recipients
• 2007 Award recipient
• 2008 Nomination form

Additional Information

For more information, please contact the Vaccinate Alaska Coalition.

National Resources

• Immunization Action Coalition
• CDC National Center for Immunization & Respiratory Diseases NCIRD
• National Network for Immunization Information
• Institute for Vaccine Safety