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After nearly 28 years, The Communication Initiative (The CI) Global is entering a new chapter. 

Following a period of transition, the global website has been transferred to the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa, where it will be administered by the Social and Behaviour Change Communication Division. Wits' commitment to social change and justice makes it a trusted steward for The CI's legacy and future. 

On the transfer, co-founder Victoria Martin expressed her pleasure to see this work continue under Wits' leadership, knowing that co-founder Warren Feek (1953–2024) would have felt deep pride in The CI Global's Africa-led direction. 

As Wits, we honour the team and partners who sustained The CI for decades and look forward building from that strong base. This includes co-founders Warren Feek (1953-2024) and Victoria Martin as well as La Iniciativa de Comunicación (CILA), which continues independently at lainiciativadecomunicacion.com with links to The CI Global site. We are also eager to forge new partnerships and entertain new ideas as we consider how best to contribute to social and behaviour change in our rapidly evolving environment.

If you are joining the International Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) Summit in Panama, please join Wits and CILA on Monday, 22 June, to share your thoughts and suggestion for the relaunch of the Communication Initiative. We will be in Pacifica 5 from 12-1:25 for the Refuel, Reflect, and Renew Lunch Series: The Communication Initiative: celebrating a driving force for Communication for Social Change and the way forward. We will reflect on the legacy of Warren Feek and family in creating the Communication Initiative, consider the contributions of CI over the years and then turn our attention towards the future in this dynamic session. 

If you are unable to join us in Panama, we still want to hear from you. Please contribute your thoughts by following this link: https://redcap.link/CommunicationInitiative2026 or reaching out to ci_surveys@commint.com. 

You can also follow the QR Code:

 https://redcap.link/CommunicationInitiative2026

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Adult Immunization Public Service Announcements (PSAs) [Video Format]

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The Pennsylvania Department of Health, the Pennsylvania Immunization Coalition, and several coalitions in the south-eastern part of Pennsylvania (PA), United States (US) have collaborated to produce two public service announcements (PSAs) about adult immunisation. These PSAs explain the reasons why adults may need vaccinations. The PSAs, online or in DVD format, include explanations by public health officials and several case studies of adults discussing the situations in their lives that called for vaccination.



The Adult Immunization website of the PA Department of Health offers further information, including:

  • Adult Vaccination Schedules and Information
  • What Vaccines do Adults need? (in quiz format)
  • What are the recommended vaccines for Adults?
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2010 Recommended Adult Vaccine Schedule
  • Adult & Older Adult Vaccine Schedule
  • Summary of Recommendations for Adult Immunization (information on vaccine name and for whom it is recommended)
  • Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Recommendations
  • The interactive web-based adult immunisation scheduler for people 19 years of age and older
  • A list of Vaccine Preventable Diseases for Adults

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IAC Express Immunization newsletter from the Immunization Action Coalition, February 3 2010; and email from Nicole Pender to The Communication Initiative on May 20 2010.