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Mid America Immunization Coalition

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The Coalition's roots can be traced to a few professionals in the early 1980's who were concerned about unacceptable health indicators of lower-income women and their infants.

What began as a small group of individuals concerned about vulnerable populations has now grown to a metropolitan partnership of over 100 agencies and 350 members.

The driving focus has always been to reach those vulnerable populations, and now the Coalition's objectives will guide it to even better outcomes as we continue to move forward.

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A Timeline of
Healthcare Advocacy 

Early '80s

• Report on key problems of Missouri's mothers and children published by Department of Social Services, Division of Health.

• Local group of healthcare professionals from the Maternal and Child Health Planning group met to address local issues. Convener: Richard Biery, MD, Kansas City Missouri Health Department. Group later became The Kansas City Maternal and Child Health Coalition.

Late '80's

• The Coalition's membership included representatives from more than 40 organizations.

• Coalition was instrumental in obtaining state funding for expansion of prenatal services to lower income women and development of a metropolitan database used in program planning for each agency and entire community.

Early '90's

• Roster of representative organizations had grown to over 70 organizations.

• Planning grant received from Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

1994

• Coalition received a five-year challenge grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to help achieve its mission of facilitating a system to improve health status of mothers and children.

• Full-time staff added to manage volunteer efforts. Susan McLoughlin, RN, MSN, CPNP, hired as Executive Director.

• Coalition moved into permanent headquarters at The Institute for Human Development, a program affiliated with the University of Missouri - Kansas City.

1995

• Recognizing the success in coordinating immunization efforts for several area groups, Coalition became host organization for Mid America Immunization.

• Teen Pregnancy became a priority for the Coalition when The Adolescent Resource Corporation ceased programming for coordination and distribution of funding for adolescent issues.

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention selected the Coalition as one of the 13 partnership sites for teen pregnancy programs. Coalition was only group selected with a history of bi-state coordination between agencies

1996

• Membership roster grew to over 350, representing more than 100 area agencies.

• Staff included secretary, coordinators for Mid America Immunization Program and CDC Teen Pregnancy Prevention Collaborative, and administrative assistant.

• Standing committees grew to eight: Infant/Child Health, Pregnancy, Responsible Choices, Model Standards, Legislative, Membership, Program Planning, and Public Relations.