The Immunization Task
Force aims to:
- Promote current national immunization recommendations and raise immunization rates
in the community in order to meet national goals.
- Facilitate partnerships among community groups, health care providers and other
agencies throughout the Metro Omaha area.
- Encourage and support local and statewide development of immunization information systems
- Increase public education on immunization and advocate policy and legislative issues relating
to immunizations in the Metro Omaha area
- Promote accurate assessment of the immunization status of the Metro Omaha area.
ITF Steering Committee 2009
Co-Chairs:
Debra Esser MD, MMM, FAAFP, Coventry Health Care
Patsy Nowatzke RN MHSA Creighton University
Past Co-Chairs:
Linda Ohri PharmD., Creighton Universiyt School of Pharmacy and HP
Joe Fisher MD Associated with Methodist Physicians Clinic
Committee Chairs:
Professional: Deb Esser
Community: Susan Hussey
Legislative: Linda Ohri
Speaker's Bureau: Katie White
