The Childhood Influenza Immunization Coalition (CIIC) was established by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) to protect infants, children and adolescents from influenza (also called "the flu") by communicating with "one strong voice" the need to make influenza immunization a national health priority. The Coalition seeks to address and improve the low influenza immunization rate among children. Members represent 30 of the nation's leading public health, medical, patient and parent groups committed to protecting children's health and encouraging wellness, including:

• Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA)
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
• American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)
• American College of Cardiology (ACC)
• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
• American Lung Association
• American Medical Association (AMA)
• American Pharmacists Association (APhA)
• American Public Health Association (APHA)
• Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF)
• Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
• Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)
• Canyon Ranch Institute
• Center for Vaccine Awareness and Research at the Texas Children’s Hospital
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Every Child By Two (ECBT)
• Families Fighting Flu, Inc.
• Immune Deficiency Foundation (IDF)
• Immunization Action Coalition (IAC)
• Kaiser Permanente-Northern California
• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
• National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)
• National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)
• National Association of School Nurses (NASN)
• National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID)
• National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA)
• National Medical Association (NMA)
• Parents of Kids with Infectious Diseases (PKIDs)
• Society for Adolescent Medicine (SAM)
• Vaccine Education Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

More information on influenza and influenza vaccination, including expert videos from member groups, is available at www.PreventChildhoodInfluenza.org.