The American Society for Meningitis Prevention (ASMP), formerly known as the Meningitis B Action Project, is a leading, US-based national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering all people to take action to prevent meningococcal meningitis. Born out of the vision and resilience of two mothers, Patti Wukovits,BSN, RN, AMB-BC and Alicia Stillman, MBA, MPH, ASMP aims to achieve a world without meningococcal meningitis!
Patti and Alicia each lost their young, healthy daughters too soon to Meningitis B, a disease that is now preventable through vaccination. In 2012, high school senior Kimberly, 17, Patti’s daughter, died one week before her graduation. In 2013, college sophomore Emily, 19, Alicia’s daughter, died just 36 hours after her first symptoms.
In 2014, to educate the public about meningococcal meningitis and meningitis vaccination, both mothers established foundations named after their daughters—the Kimberly Coffey Foundation and the Emily Stillman Foundation. In addition to running their Foundations, Patti and Alicia joined forces to launch ASMP to make sure other families don’t needlessly suffer the same fate.
For World Meningitis Day, ASMP is illuminating buildings and landmarks in purple and blue to highlight the unpredictable nature of meningococcal meningitis and raise awareness about life-saving vaccines available to help prevent it. Visit one of the light locations on their map or light up your home and snap a selfie to help spread the message.
You can view the map and download social media graphics and other educational materials to share here: https://meningitisprevention.org/wmd. Have a question? Interested in partnering with ASMP?
Contact ASMP at info@meningitisprevention.org.