Advocacy Toolkit

Throughout the year, Shot@Life advocates from across the nation to raise their voices to help increase vaccine access for children and people around the world. As Congress works to finalize the 2026 budget, advocates from all 50 states will rally together to encourage policymakers to fund investments in global vaccine programs in the U.S. budget and raise awareness around the importance of vaccine equity. Your voice is more important now than ever before.

This page includes a toolkit of all the ways you can get involved. Please report any advocacy actions you take by filling out this form: shotatlife.org/report 

Take a few minutes to ask Congress to fund global immunization programs in the coming fiscal year. The easiest way to send an email to your elected officials is by signing our petition, which automatically sends emails to your members of Congress. The petition has a default message, but we encourage you to personalize it with your story/why you care about this issue.    

In a rapidly changing global health landscape, it is more important than ever before to protect the progress made through global immunization programs.

You can also easily mobilize your community by asking others to sign the petition—this could be as simple as posting the link on social media or putting a slide on a screen with a QR code during a meeting for a school/community group/professional organization that you’re involved with.

Help spread the word about Vaccines for All and Shot@Life’s work online by amplifying and engaging with our content!

If you aren’t already, be sure to follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram at @shotatlife and Facebook at @shotatlifecampaign. 

Calling your legislators is a quick and easy way to advocate for global childhood immunizations directly.

We will be updating our call script regularly to reflect the ongoing changes enacted by the new Administration. As such, please check back consistently to ensure that you are using the most up-to-date version of our call script.

Shot@Life has an automatic call-in system that makes it easier than ever to contact your policymakers’ offices. Click the button below for detailed instructions and a call script.

TIP: If you don’t know who your House representative is, you can look it up here.

Sharing that you care about global immunization efforts and why is a great way to spread the word to your network and your lawmakers. One of the best ways to do that is to get published! Options include writing a letter or submitting an op-ed to your local newspaper, sharing a short piece in your club’s local or state newsletter, or including a brief article or mention in any kind of professional publication. 

Published Examples: 

We can help you find a publication, brainstorm ideas, serve as another set of eyes to proofreading, and answer any questions you have. Check out some past letters to the editors (LTEs) to get some inspiration!  

Meeting with your congressional offices is the highest-impact advocacy action that you can take all year. Whether you are a seasoned Shot@Life advocate, or this will be your first time setting up meetings, we are here to support you throughout the process—including scheduling, preparing for, and holding your meetings.  

Meetings can take some time to schedule, so please request them ASAP (if you don’t have a contact in your in-district office already, find out more about how to request meetings here).  

If you’re planning to request meetings, you have questions on how to do so, or you would like to join meetings already set up by other Champions, please let us know by emailing champions@shotatlife.org.

Check-in on the latest news about vaccines and the wider global health landscape so that you are the most informed and effective advocate you can be.