Register Now for this "live" virtual program
presented by Dr. Nathan Boonstra
"How to Talk About Vaccines and Keep Your Friends"
February 22, 2022 from 5 - 6 p.m.
Program Description:
Iowa Immunizes Coalition chair and Blank Hospital pediatrician Dr. Nathan Boonstra will be presenting on how to talk to your friends (peers/colleagues/family) about vaccines without losing them! Nathan has been a vaccine advocate for many years and has lots of lessons learned to share with us on how to deal with questions about vaccines effectively.
Dr. Nathan Boonstra is a General Pediatrician at Blank Children’s Pediatric Clinic in Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Boonstra attended medical school at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, and completed his pediatric training at Blank Children’s Hospital in Des Moines. Dr. Boonstra is involved with projects to improve vaccination rates around the state of Iowa as well as on a national level, and has a special interest in using social media to dispel myths surrounding pediatric vaccinations. In 2014, he received the Childhood Immunization Champion Award for the state of Iowa from the CDC, and in 2015 was recognized by the Iowa Department of Public Health with an Immunization Champion Award of Excellence. Dr. Boonstra chairs the state immunization coalition Iowa Immunizes, as well as the immunization committee of the Iowa Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Boonstra lives in Urbandale, Iowa with his wife and two boys, and can be found on Facebook, Twitter, and his blog
This program is made possible through
a partnership of Iowa CareGivers and Iowa Immunizes