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SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

We are excited for the upcoming AIRA 2025 National Meeting and need your help to make it truly memorable! Do you know of an inspiring keynote speaker or a thought-provoking topic perfect for a keynote that would resonate with the IIS community? If so, we’d love to hear your suggestions!

Your input is essential as we work to create an event that reflects the interests, challenges, and opportunities within the IIS community. Whether you have a keynote speaker in mind or a topic that you feel passionate about, we value your insights and ideas.

To share your recommendations, please take a few minutes to complete this short survey by Wednesday, October 9. And keep in mind that while we’d love to host big-name celebrities, our budget is better suited for speakers who are impactful, engaging, and accessible even if they’re not verified on social media!

Thank you for helping us create an inspiring and meaningful experience at #AIRA2025. We can’t wait to see what ideas you bring to the table!

As you may have seen, ASTP/ONC (recently renamed the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology) published the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability Proposed Rule, also called HTI-2, in the Federal Register on Monday, August 5. AIRA will be gathering and consolidating comments across the IIS and immunization community, and we welcome your input. The rule covers proposed changes for EHR certification regarding immunization exchange (F)(1), as well as proposed Health IT for public health voluntary certification (F)(21), among many other topics.

You can access the proposed rule and/or submit your own jurisdictional/organizational comments here. 

Schedule for comments to be submitted by AIRA:

• Monday, August 5 – Proposed rule published in Federal Register
• Wednesday, August 21 – HTI-2 was discussed at AIRA’s Standards and Interoperability Steering Committee (SISC) meeting
• Wednesday, September 4 – Comments due to AIRA
• Wednesday, September 11 – Comments were reviewed at AIRA’s SISC meeting at 1 p.m. ET
• Wednesday, September 18 – Consolidated comments will be shared with IIS community to be incorporated as appropriate into jurisdictional/organizational comments
• Friday, October 4 – All comments due to ASTP/ONC

Thank you for your engagement. We look forward to upcoming conversations on HTI-2. If you have questions about the proposed rule or the process, please reach out to Mary Beth Kurilo at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Register today for Envision’s webinar on Maximizing IIS Security Strategies.

AIRA will be hosting this collaborative webinar on Tuesday, September 17, from 1 to 2 p.m. ET.

During this webinar, you will learn more about:

• Strategies for effectively responding to partner organization security incidents to protect IIS data
• Strategies for leveraging third-party security audits

There will be time for questions and answers at the end of the webinar.

Once you have registered, you will receive a confirmation email which contains links to add the meeting to your calendar.

This meeting will not be available in the AIRA Repository; however, there will be materials from the Moderna webinar available in the AIRA Repository.

The application period for the Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program (PHIFP) is open. The PHIFP will equip fellows with the following:

• On-the-job training for qualified professionals
• Opportunity to apply expertise in computer science, data analytics, and data science to public health to address current and future public health needs
• Through assignments at CDC, fellows work on advanced projects to enhance information systems that improve our nation’s health.

Apply from August 15, 2024 through November 1, 2024.

AIRA members can submit and review information requests—a circulation of questions to and answers from the community. To submit an information request to the IIS community, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with “Information Request” in the subject line.

Information requests are viewable only by individual members and individuals affiliated with member and partner organizations. Recent information requests can be found by using the “Information Requests” filter in the AIRA Repository. Just log in to view these valuable resources! If you have any questions, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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On October 1, 1994, the first vaccinations were delivered by the Vaccines for Children Program. Please join the Association of Immunization Managers, the American Immunization Registry Association, Vaccinate Your Family, National Association of County and City Health Officials, Voices for Vaccines, and Safe Communities Coalition on October 1, 2024, at 2 p.m. ET to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the launch of this extraordinary program. We will hear from key leaders and partners who together support the program credited with saving over 1.1 million lives, preventing 508 million illnesses, and saving more than $2.7 trillion. Join us as we celebrate a program all Americans and taxpayers can be proud of. Registration information will be provided closer to the event but please mark your calendar now. 

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