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JUNE 10, 2026

an overview of the 2026 Q2 Immunization Information Systems Semi-Annual Report (IISSAR). The IISSAR is a survey that assesses immunization program performance in developing, maintaining, and enhancing immunization information systems across the 66 immunization program awardees.

This session will provide valuable context for IIS professionals involved in program operations, reporting, and continuous improvement efforts. We will conclude with a live Q&A, providing attendees with an opportunity to ask questions.

Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email with calendar links for easy access. If you can’t make it, a recording will be available in the AIRA Repository. We hope you’ll join us on June 22!

Join Envision, one of AIRA's Titanium Corporate Partners, for an informative webinar on Tuesday, June 30, from 1 to 2 p.m. ET.

Modernization in Action: Turning Strategy into Public Health Impact will explore how organizations can successfully transform strategy into meaningful public health outcomes.

During this session, attendees will gain insights on:

• Strategies for achieving modernization at scale
• Leveraging configurability and reporting
• Practical applications of applied AI for onboarding  

Don't miss this opportunity to learn practical approaches and innovative solutions that are helping drive modernization efforts across public health organizations.

Have a success story, innovative initiative, educational resource, or lesson learned to share with the IIS community? AIRA is now accepting submissions for the September edition of SnapShots, our quarterly newsletter that showcases achievements, best practices, and developments from across the immunization information systems landscape.

This is a great opportunity to highlight your team's work, share valuable insights, and contribute to the ongoing conversation within the IIS community.

Submission Deadline: Monday, July 13, 2026

To submit content for consideration, please email your article or idea to [email protected]. Questions? Contact Gabriella Wagoner at [email protected].

Explore past editions of SnapShots in the AIRA Repository.

We look forward to hearing about the impactful work happening across the IIS community and reviewing your submissions!

AIRA has built the Patient Matching – Extract pilot to advance Measurement and Improvement (M&I) data quality activities across member jurisdictions. While traditional M&I patient matching evaluates real-time HL7 transactions using synthetic test records, the Extract method provides a complementary diagnostic view by analyzing production data for duplicate patient records.

What Your Jurisdiction Receives

• Actionable List of Possible Duplicates: A list of potential duplicate record pairs to review and merge, providing an immediate mechanism to resolve duplicate patient records
• Placeholder/Bad First Names Report: A compiled list of invalid entries or placeholder data within the first name field to implement targeted data quality corrections
• Invalid/Bad Phone Numbers Report: An isolated list of improperly formatted or “bad” phone numbers to quickly improve contact information integrity

Participation Expectations and Timeline

The pilot will run from July 13 through July 31. Participating jurisdictions are expected to complete the following activities during this period:

• Attend the project kick-off call
• Perform the production data extract, run the command line tool locally, and upload the resulting aggregate data to qDAR
  • Office hours will be provided to assist with the extraction and tool execution process
• Manually review assigned duplicate pairs and provide finalized feedback templates to AIRA
• Attend the final pilot wrap-up call and complete a brief post-pilot evaluation questionnaire

Interested in participating or have questions? Please contact Shelby Sandstrom at [email protected].

The Board Spotlight provides both AIRA staff and the IIS community the opportunity to learn a little about each AIRA Board member. This month, we’re getting to know Mary Woinarowicz, a valued member of the AIRA Board.

What was your favorite job in high school or college? Or, on the flip side, was there one that you were not fond of?

In high school, I worked at the local movie theater, and it was the best job. I got all the popcorn I could want, had time to do homework between shows, and we had private, late-night, employee-only screenings of new movies before they were open for the public.

Coffee, tea, or something else entirely?

Coffee!

If you could invite anyone in the world to dinner, who would it be?

Prince William! I am fascinated by the British royal family and have loved Prince William since I was a kid.

Would you rather always know what’s coming next or be completely surprised by life’s twists?

I want to know what's coming. I have had enough twists this year to last me a very long time.

If you could take a year off to learn something new, what would you study?

I would love to learn another language, French or Italian. I would want to live in France or Italy, though, while I learned.

What’s something you’ve accomplished that your younger self would be proud of?

I have been married for almost 20 years!

What’s one word or phrase that comes to mind when you think about the IIS community?

Collaboration and support.

Do you have any insights, advice, or words of encouragement you would like to offer to the IIS community?

It feels like we have been living in a state of constant change, challenge, and chaos for a long time, and it can be difficult not to get lost in that. But I have spent some time recently looking back and have been able to recognize how far we have come and see the advancements we have made. It can be easy to feel discouraged and frustrated with our current environment, but we should all be very proud of how much we have accomplished both in our individual programs and across the community.

Presentations from the AIRA 2026 National Meeting are now available in the AIRA Repository!

Revisit your favorite sessions, catch up on insights you may have missed, and explore the valuable content shared by our speakers and panelists throughout the meeting. Thank you to everyone who participated and helped make this year’s event a success.

All available PowerPoint presentations have been hyperlinked to the National Meeting agenda in the AIRA Repository. You can also locate presentations by using the repository filters for Resource Type: "National Meeting Presentations" and Year: "2026" to quickly find the content you’re looking for.

Please reach out to [email protected] for any questions.

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 [email protected] with “Information Request” in the subject line. Anyone who provides a meaningful response to an information request will be entered into a raffle to win a $25 gift card and will be recognized during the AIRA 2027 National Meeting.

Recently, a response to an information request was posted in the AIRA Repository:

• Opt-Out Resources: Request from AIRA for resources to share with parents or individuals considering opting out of the IIS.

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 [email protected].

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