College Ambassador Program
About the Program
The College Ambassador Program is a new initiative underway to help Shot@Life reach and empower younger generations. As such, College Ambassadors are “spokespeople” for the work of the Shot@Life campaign, using their online presence to connect with other students, professionals, and leaders across the United States. Being a College Ambassador will open doors to networking and professional development in the global health and international relations sphere, and create a support system for using your voice in the movement for global health equity.
About the Program
What does it mean to be a College Ambassador?
As a College Ambassador, you will
Ambassadors in Action
Check out our latest episode of Vaccine Vignettes, featuring Shot@Life College Ambassador Micah Benjamin!
Learn and Advocate with Shot@Life
College Ambassadors Discuss Vaccine Advocacy
Hear from two of Shot@Life’s College Ambassadors, Micah and Wajiha, about the importance of vaccine advocacy!
Watch HereKey Dates to Post
Here you will find a list of UN holidays and important days for visibility of the issues that Shot@Life works for. Keep these in mind when deciding when to post each month!
- February 26 – 28: Shot@Life Champion Summit
- March 4: International HPV Awareness Day
- March 8: International Women’s Day
- March 16: Measles Immunization Day
- April 24 – 30: World Immunization Week
- April 25: World Malaria Day
- June 20: World Refugee Day
- August 20: World Mosquito Day (Malaria)
- September 10 – 17: UN General Assembly
- September 27: Shot@Life Virtual Summit
- October 20: World Polio Day
- November 12: World Pneumonia Day
- December 12: International Universal Health Coverage Day
Key Dates to Post
2024 Posting Resources for Current Ambassadors
Recent Posts to Amplify from Shot@Life
Meet Mawda, a former refugee forced to flee her home in Sudan as a child. Today, she advocates for those in similar circumstances.
Millions of refugee and displaced children lack access to the most basic necessities—including healthcare.
This Giving Tuesday, help Shot@Life reach children like Mawda with lifesaving vaccines and health services.
🔗 www.shotatlife.org/healthystart
It`s time! Applications are now OPEN for Shot@Life`s 2025 Champion Summit in Washington, D.C.!
Join us in February to learn from global health experts, develop your advocacy skills, and meet with policymakers on Capitol Hill. Apply by December 5 at https://bit.ly/summit25app
Shot@Life has so much to be grateful for. This includes your dedication to making vaccines available for all! Thank you for caring about the health of children everywhere and for your continued support of our campaign’s work to give more of them a shot at life. We couldn’t do it without you.
We hope you and your family enjoy a healthy and happy Thanksgiving!
Antimicrobial resistance is a threat everywhere, and urban infrastructure has a role to play.
Did you know that controlling AMR in urban ecosystems is heavily tied into the goals of Sustainable Development Goal 11? Keeping cities and human settlements sustainable—particularly in waste and water management—is a key component in reducing the spread of AMR. #SDG11 #AMR
Antimicrobial Resistance—or AMR—is a health crisis with inherent connections to gender inequality. While we may not see it, girls and women of our world are significantly impacted by AMR.
By raising awareness on this issue, we can support an ongoing fight against this “silent pandemic” while also empowering women across the globe! Check out this slideshow to learn more. 🚺🦠🌎
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious but under-discussed issue in global public health. A common and fast-growing use of antibiotics is in the agricultural sector, where they are used to maximize growth and reduce disease outbreaks in crowded animal facilities. This contributes to the spread of AMR, and it’s why AMR is closely connected to SDG 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture. With a more sustainable food system, we can slow AMR’s spread—check out this slideshow to learn more!
How can you take action?
🤝 Advocate for policies that address AMR and food insecurity
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the biggest threats to global health today. It has the potential to undo so much of the progress we’ve made in treating diseases and improving well-being. This is why AMR is closely tied to SDG 3—Good Health and Well-Being—which focuses on ensuring healthy lives for everyone.
Vaccines are an essential part of the solution. By preventing illness in the first place, vaccines reduce the need for antibiotics, helping us tackle AMR at its roots. To make real progress, we need to:
1. Make vaccines accessible to everyone.
2. Build stronger healthcare systems to prevent overuse of antibiotics.
3. Raise awareness about AMR and its impact on our future.
This #AMRAwareness Week, let’s work together to protect the health of our communities. We all have a role to play. 💊💉 #SDG3 #AMRAction #GlobalHealth
November 18th kicked off Antimicrobial Awareness Week, a critical time to reflect on how AMR intersects with global challenges like conflict, political instability, and human mobility.
These factors exacerbate the spread of this silent pandemic, undermining progress toward SDG 16’s vision of peace, justice, and strong institutions—check out this slideshow to learn more.
Together, we can fight AMR and protect global health and equity!
It’s World #AMR Awareness Week.
We know that immunization isn’t just about preventing illness—it’s a key tool in the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
But how does AMR interact with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals? Stay tuned to find out in the coming days as our Shot@Life College Ambassadors give a deep dive on each of these five #SDGs, their impact on AMR, and how making progress on the Goals will help combat it! #WAAW
Yesterday was #CervicalCancer Elimination Day. More than any other cancer, cervical cancer reflects stark global health inequity.
Vaccinating 90% of girls in any given country can eliminate cervical cancer entirely, but global coverage only stands at 27%. Join the movement for #VaccinesForAll to ensure that women across the world are protected against this deadly disease, and visit shotatlife.org/diseases/hpv for more.
#Pneumonia is the single largest cause of death worldwide, but vaccines can help protect even the most vulnerable against this deadly disease.
In this episode of Vaccine Vignettes, we discuss the past, present, and future of pneumonia vaccines. #VaccinesForAll 💉✨
Visit shotatlife.org for more.
“Health is the lived experience of climate change.” – Maria Neira, WHO Director for Environment, Climate Change, and Health
The 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) is now underway in Azerbaijan, and human health remains a top measure of climate success. This year, the prioritization of health interventions, systems, and security is even stronger at the global gathering—and immunization stands as one of our best tools to address all three.
Read more from the WHO: https://bit.ly/WHO-COP29
At the start of the year, 15 countries were planning to introduce malaria vaccination.
Last week, Sudan became the 16th.
Starting with Cameroon in January and gathering momentum throughout the year, the steady rollout of these new tools has the potential to protect millions of children across Africa. But we can’t stop here. Vaccine production needs to scale up to meet demand, and support for existing malaria-prevention tools that work in tandem with the vaccines remains essential.
We need to keep pushing until malaria vaccines are within reach for every family and every child who needs them. #beatmalaria #VaccinesForAll
On this #WorldPneumoniaDay, we recognize that pneumonia is a deadly but preventable disease. Vaccines are highly effective at preventing the most serious cases of pneumonia, but, unfortunately, access remains an issue across the world.
Advocacy is necessary for health equity, especially when it comes to increasing access to vaccines and other health interventions. Visit shotatlife.org to learn how to take action today!
#MobilizeToImmunize is nearing its end, and even in the face of an ever-changing world, we have made great progress.
Now is not the time to back down—immunization protects Americans at home and abroad, including our service members and their families stationed overseas. This Veterans Day, visit shotatlife.org/toolkit for posting resources and other ways to spread the word that everyone, everywhere deserves a shot at life.
🗳️✨It’s Election Day! Your voice is your vote, and now is the time to use it. Global health, peace and security, gender equality, and more all hang in the balance. Participating in democracy is a crucial step to building a better world, and your vote makes a difference.
Don’t sit on the sidelines—use your voice and #vote like the world depends on it.
“I am voting tomorrow because…”
In the final hours before the 2024 election, @shotatlife and @unitedtobeatmalaria College Ambassadors from across the U.S. share why they’re going to #vote like the world depends on it.
Why are YOU voting this year?
Just last week, Chad reached a new milestone in routine immunization and malaria prevention efforts.
The country recently kicked off an “ambitious triple vaccine rollout” with the R21 malaria vaccine, the PCV13 pneumococcal vaccine, and rotavirus vaccines. With the goal of reaching over 19.7 million children, this integrated rollout of three critical vaccines at once is an impressive achievement and can point the way forward towards greater coordination in health care delivery.
Learn more from the WHO at https://bit.ly/chadvaccines
Hear From Our Advocates
Students or teachers, nurses or policymakers, parents or children – anyone can be an advocate! Check out some of these videos for first-hand testimonials about just how easy it is to advocate. Being a College Ambassador means you will also be a trained Champion and advocate for #VaccinesForAll.
Questions? Feel free to reach out to media@shotatlife.org with any inquiries!
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