Educating Legislators About Preventative Health and Vaccination
Oct 30, 2017
Every Child By Two will be making a special presentation on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, October 31st, alongside experts from the American Public Health Association, the American Diabetes Association and the National Council on Aging.
The panel, which will be moderated by the National Coalition on Health Care, will discuss the vital role of Health and Human Services initiatives to drive down health costs and improve health outcomes at each stage of life.
Every Child By Two’s Executive Director, Amy Pisani, will explain the ability of vaccines to save both lives and money – and the impact federal funding cuts will have on our efforts to combat vaccine-preventable diseases in the U.S.
Please contact your legislators and suggest they attend this special presentation on Prevention Across the Lifespan.
It will be held at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center from 10-11:30 am on October 31st in room SVC-203. If you are unable to attend, we encourage you to watch Every Child By Two’s portion of the presentation via Facebook Live on the Vaccinate Your Family Facebook page.
You may also want to review and share our 2017 State of the ImmUnion report with your legislators.
This report examines what we can do, as public health advocates and legislators, to make our ImmUnion stronger and more resilient in the face of emerging health threats. The report highlights the successes of vaccines, the economic and societal savings incurred from vaccines, challenges facing the public health system and key areas of focus to achieve optimal protection against vaccine-preventable diseases. There are even resources within the report that help individuals learn more about the vaccination rates in their state and what can be done to ensure the health of families throughout the nation. To access the report, click here.
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