School vaccines: Learn what’s available in your province
School vaccines: Learn what’s available in your province
Advocacy has been an important part of our work since our inception, particularly when it came to supporting the COVID-19 response. Our early work involved advocating and directly supporting broader access to vaccines and COVID-19 testing, and ensuring that equity-deserving groups had as much access to these vaccines as everyone else.
Since then, our advocacy efforts have shifted towards routine vaccinations and supporting specific patient groups, with some of our key projects highlighted below. Regardless of the topic, our advocacy is grounded in the principles of equity – ensuring that all have equal access to care, and partnership – recognizing that our collective voices are more effective than one.
Formally started in late 2023 with Santis Health and a range of partners from public health, industry, patient groups, academia, etc., AVA aims to increase uptake of adult vaccinations through improved funding, access, and awareness.
Specifically, this means AVA will advocate for increased government funding of NACI-recommended vaccines and better access for vaccines (e.g., through the pharmacy channel in addition to public health and primary care).
In 2022, several immunocompromised patient groups and advocates established CIAN to advocate for the concerns immunocompromised Canadians had around accessing COVID-19 prophylactics and therapeutics.
Since then, CIAN’s membership has grown and the network continues to advocate on a range of issues including better access to preventive and curative treatments, more education and information around illnesses, and greater societal awareness of the issues facing immunocompromised Canadians.
We worked with a range of partners to highlight the fact that 1 in 4 Canadians missed routine vaccinations during the pandemic, and advocated for increased access to vaccines by widening delivery channels (e.g, pharmacies).
We work closely with a variety of partners across sectors, who help provide expertise across all aspects of our work. From survey and data analysis to community outreach, to communications, and everything in between, this diverse coalition drives the work we do.
Whether you’re a community leader, healthcare professional, or simply passionate about improving health outcomes, there are many ways to get involved with Praxus Health. Together, we can transform healthcare for everyone.
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