Call to Action The Call to Action was published following proceedings of an expert roundtable meeting NFID convened in November 2005 in Chicago.  Participants explored barriers to influenza immunization and identified strategies that can help improve national vaccination rates among this group, including:   • Increasing vaccine demand • Overcoming practice barriers • Identifying patients to be vaccinated More than 15 of the nation’s leading medical and public health organizations support NFID’s Call to Action and agree annual influenza vaccination rates among children with asthma need to be improved and is an important goal for reducing morbidity and mortality in this high-risk pediatric population: • Allergy and Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics • American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology • American Academy of Pediatrics • American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology • American College of Emergency Physicians • American Lung Association • American Medical Association • American Pharmacists Association • American Thoracic Society • Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners • National Association of School Nurses • National Jewish Medical and Research Center • Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society • Society for Adolescent Medicine Below please find a link to the Call to Action and press release issued by NFID on this document.    Click Here to Download the Call to Action   Click Here to Download the Press Release Goals of this NFID program are supported by the Allergy and Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics; American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology; American Academy of Pediatrics; American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology; American College of Emergency Physicians; American Lung Association; American Medical Association; American Pharmacists Association; American Thoracic Society; Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners; National Association of School Nurses; National Jewish Medical and Research Center; National Medical Association; Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society and Society for Adolescent Medicine.    NFID’s Influenza and Children with Asthma initiative is made possible by an unrestricted educational grant to NFID from sanofi pasteur.