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IKC Advocacy Day 2024

Advocacy Day 2024

Thank you to all who joined us at IKC Advocacy Day at the Capitol! IKC members, partners, and community advocates came together to share with lawmakers the important role immunization plays in protecting all Kansans from vaccine-preventable diseases. Throughout the day we provided educational literature, hosted a legislative lunch, and heard from wonderful speakers during a press conference. We showed that when we come together to combine our talents and strengths, we can make great strides to protect our state from vaccine-preventable diseases.

IKC Advocacy Day
    January 25, 2024
    8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
    Kansas State Capitol, 1st Floor Rotunda
    Topeka, KS

Day of Schedule
  • Breakfast | Kansas Health Institute | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
  • Meeting and Training Session | Kansas Health Institute |
    9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
  • Morning Activities at the Capitol | 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
    • Kansas State Capitol, SW 8th &, SW Van Buren St, Topeka, KS 66612
  • Lunch | 1st Floor North Wing | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
  • Press Conference | 1st Floor Rotunda | 1:00 - 1:30 p.m.
      Speakers:
      • IKC Executive Director, Geovannie Gone, LMAC, MPH
      • IKC Chair, Amanda Applegate, PharmD, BCACP
      • Representative John Eplee, MD
      • Representative Melissa Oropeza, DNP, APRN-BC
      • Senator Kristen O'Shea, M.Ed
      • Rev. Dr. Annie Ricker, Board Chair of Kansas Interfaith Action (KIFA), United Methodist Church Clergy
      • Polio Survivor, Martha Hodgesmith, JD
      • Ximena Montserrat Garcia, MD
  • Afternoon Activities at the Capitol | 1:00 - 3:30 p.m.
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