About NNii

Affiliates

NNii is committed to developing affiliations with organizations that share our mission. Currently, NNii has established formal affiliations with the organizations listed below. Learn more about each affiliate and their efforts with NNii by linking to their Web sites.

The Infectious Diseases Society of America 

The Infectious Diseases Society of America
IDSA is an organization of more than 7,500 physicians and scientists whose mission is to promote and recognize excellence in patient care, education, research, public health, and prevention in the field of infectious diseases.

The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society 

The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
PIDS enhances the health of infants, children and adolescents by promoting excellence in diagnosis, management and prevention of infectious diseases through clinical care, education, research and advocacy.

 The American Academy of Pediatrics

The American Academy of Pediatrics
AAP is an organization of 57,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults.

The Sealy Center for Vaccine Development at the University of Texas Medical Branch 

The Sealy Center for Vaccine Development at the University of Texas Medical Branch
Established in 1891, UTMB is a modern health science center with more than 70 major buildings, more than 2,800 students and more than 1,600 faculty. SCVD fosters the highest quality collaborative and programmatic research and facilitates the translation of laboratory findings to prevention of infectious diseases in the community.

 American Academy of Family Physicians

American Academy of Family Physicians
AAFP aims to improve the health of patients, their families and the American people, to advance and represent the specialty of family practice, and to serve the unique needs of members with professionalism and creativity.

 National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
With approximately 7,000 members, NAPNAP is the professional association for PNPs and other advanced practice nurses who care for children. Established in 1973, NAPNAP has been actively advocating for the children’s health by: providing funding, education, and research opportunities to PNPs; influencing legislation that affects maternal/child health care; and producing and distributing educational materials to parents and families.

 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
ACOG is the nation’s leading group of professionals providing health care for women. The ACOG is a private, voluntary, nonprofit membership organization with a current membership of 40,000 physicians.

 The American Nurses Association

The American Nurses Association
ANA is the only full-service professional organization representing the nation’s entire registered nurse population. Dedicated to ensuring that an adequate supply of highly-skilled and well-trained nurses is available, the ANA is committed to meeting the needs of nurses as well as health care consumers.

 The Society for Adolescent Medicine

The Society for Adolescent Medicine
The Society for Adolescent Medicine (SAM) is a multi-disciplinary organization of health professionals who are committed to advancing the health and well-being of adolescents. SAM was founded in 1968 and has members from 30 countries worldwide.

 

The American Medical Association
The American Medical Association (AMA) is the nation’s largest physician’s group. AMA helps doctors help patients by uniting physicians nationwide to work on the most important professional and public health issues.