Please join us for the
2025 New Jersey Immunization Conference
The Power of Prevention: New Jersey's Path to a Healthier Tomorrow
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
7:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m.
College Ave Student Center: 126 College Ave, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
In partnership with the Rutgers School of Public Health, the New Jersey Department of Health's Vaccine Preventable Disease Program proudly presents the 2025 New Jersey Immunization Conference:
"The Power of Prevention: New Jersey's Path to a Healthier Tomorrow."
This conference will highlight the vital role of immunization in public health, covering key topics such as the impact of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine on cancer prevention, strategies to enhance patient-provider communication, raising awareness about HPV through compelling narratives, sharing immunization best practices, updates on the Vaccine for Children (VFC) program, insights from the New Jersey Immunization Information System (NJIIS), and the latest vaccine recommendations. The objective of this annual conference is to address pressing public health challenges surrounding immunizations so that all NJ residents can have a healthier future. Public health, health education, and nursing credits will be provided for this event.
A limited virtual option will be available; however, attendees participating online will not be eligible for program credits. Additionally, breakout sessions will not be recorded for the virtual option.
Please note: A separate email will be sent to you so you can select your breakout session.
There are two ways to participate in the immunization conference:
• In-person on Rutgers campus ($80.00) OR
• Virtually via Zoom ($25). Note that participating via Zoom does not provide continuing education credits.
To register to participate either virtually or in-person, please visit: https://go.rutgers.edu/2025_njicregistration
Parking Registration: https://go.rutgers.edu/njic_parkingregistration
Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CE), and Health Education (CHES/MCHES) credits will be provided.
Please note: All VFC Vaccine Coordinators who wish to receive VFC annual education training credit for this session must register for the in-person option and sign in and out at the beginning and end of the session. Credit will only be given to participants who register and attend the complete VFC training session IN PERSON.
Presenters
Barbara Montana, MD, MPH, FACP
Medical Director
Communicable Disease Service at the New Jersey Department of Health
Jeffrey A. Brown
Acting Commissioner
New Jersey Department of Health
Mary O'Dowd, MPH
Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research
Executive Director, Health Systems and Population Health Integration
Noa'A Shimoni, MD
Associate Vice President for Student Health and
Wellness, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, New Jersey Medical School
Yonaira M. Rivera, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Communication
Rutgers School of Communication and Information
Charlene Henderson, RN, MA
Health Educator/Public Health Consultant 2
New Jersey Department of Health
Vaccine Preventable Disease Program
Keely Ogden, B.S.
IQIP Program Specialist, Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program
New Jersey Department of Health
Vaccine Preventable Disease Program
Taylor Crosby, M.A.
Vaccines for Children (VFC) Coordinator
New Jersey Department of Health
Vaccine Preventable Disease Program
Aneri Shah, PharmD
Vaccine Manager, Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program
New Jersey Department of Health
Vaccine Preventable Disease Program
Ramona Braddock
Field Operations Supervisor, Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program
New Jersey Department of Health
Vaccine Preventable Disease Program
Stephanie A.N. Silvera, PhD, MS, CPH
Professor, Department of Public Health, Montclair State University
College of Education and Human Services
Patricia Kaiser
NJIIS Recruiter/Trainer, Central Jersey Family Health Consortium
Central Jersey Family Health Consortium
Johnathan Banks
NJIIS Recruiter/Trainer
Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern NJ
David J. Cennimo, MD, FACP, FAAP, AAHIVS
Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School
Jay Middleton
HPV Motivational Speaker
