Vaccinate Your Family
Founded | 1991 |
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Type | Nonprofit |
Focus | Public understanding of vaccinations |
Location |
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Method | Education, outreach, and advocacy |
Key people | Rosalynn Carter Betty Bumpers |
Website | vaccinateyourfamily |
Vaccinate Your Family (VYF), formerly known as Every Child By Two (ECBT), is a
Background
In 1991, Rosalynn Carter and Betty Bumpers founded Every Child By Two (ECBT) in response to a measles outbreak in which around 150 people, including young children, died as a result of contracting the disease.
VYF has partnered with such groups as the American Nurses Association,[3] Parents of Kids with Infectious Diseases (PKIDs),[10] rotary clubs, state health departments,[11][12] schools and universities.[11][13] ECBT is also part of the Immunization Advocacy Coalition.[3]
VYF supports the use of immunization registries through which health care providers can track children's immunization histories for the purpose of reducing the number of missed immunizations.[14]
it is a member of the Vaccine Safety Net.[15]
Awards
1995 - Kiwanis International Award and $10,000 grant for "bringing attention to early immunization."[14]
2008 -
See also
- Vaccine-preventable diseases
- World Immunization Week
References
- ^ a b c Quinn, Tom (October 26, 1995). "Slug-the-Bug makes sure kids get vaccinated". The Salt Lake City Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. B.2.
- ^ Quinn, Tom (April 1, 1993). "Ex-First Lady Urges Utahns to Immunize". Salt Lake City Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. B1.
- ^ a b c "Vaccination campaign growing". Orlando Sentinel. No. 3 Star Edition. Orlando, Florida. January 8, 1993. p. E2.
- ^ "Our Mission & Impact". Vaccinate Your Family. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ Szabo, Liz (November 14, 2011). "Rosalynn Carter, vaccine advocate". Gannett News Service. McLean, Virginia.
- ^ Papinchak, Steve (November 6, 1991). "Childhood vaccination drive pitched". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Las Vegas, Nevada. p. 2f.
- ^ a b c Carter, Rosalynn (October 16, 1991). "U.S. must renew effots to fight childhood diseases". Austin American Statesman. Austin, Texas. p. A15.
- ^ Hamilton, Carey (September 26, 2006). "Utahns' success in tots getting pox vaccine nudges ranking up". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ^ Braff, Danielle (May 7, 2014). "HPV vaccines still face uphill battle: An STD association may obscure the fact that these shots help prevent some cancers". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. p. 2.
- ^ Szabo, Liz (January 6, 2010). "Vaccine gaps cause outbreaks: missed shots weaken 'herd immunity,' and other children can get sick and even die". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ^ a b McCollum, M.J. (January 1997). "LaSalle honored for innovative immunization program". Philadelphia Tribune. Philadelphia, PA. p. 2-A.
- ^ Bruno, Richard L. (April 21, 2008). "Polio: It never went away". The Record. Bergen County, NJ. p. A.13.
- ^ Maeshiro, Karen (December 12, 1995). "Good Medicine: School shot program gets high mark". Daily News. No. Antelope Valley Edition. Los Angeles, California. p. AV.1.
- ^ a b Greene, Jan (June 25, 1995). "Carter: Immunize Children". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Las Vegas, Nevada.
- ^ "Vaccinate Your Family". www.who.int. Retrieved 4 February 2022.