Rotary Public Health Youth Summit

 Public Health Youth Summit 2025

The Science of Vaccines

Bucks County Community College, Newtown Campus

April 30, 2025 9:00 – 1:30 PM

Presented by the PA Polio Survivors Network and Rotary District 7430.

Highlighted by educational support from: The Bucks County Health Improvement Partnership

and The Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Program Highlights

8:30 – 8:45 Student Arrival & Registration

Opening Remarks and Introductions

Keynote Speaker: The Science of Vaccines

Paul A. Offit, MD -

Director, Vaccine Education Center, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Guest Speaker: Vaccines: A Global Perspective:

Michael A. McGovern -

Chair, International PolioPlus Committee, Rotary International

Student Breakout Sessions

1. Interaction with Polio survivors, living with the disabling effects of what is now a vaccine preventable disease.
2. Participate in a hands-on activity with the Vaccine Education Center at CHOP exploring both the history and science of vaccines.
3. Learn from the BCHIP team, as they engage the students in an interactive presentation about the many careers in healthcare, exploring both degreed and

non-degreed job options.

Student Group Presentations

Closing Remarks

1:30 - Lunches to go and Departure