It takes just a moment or two to post a comment on a blog. But would you comment more if you knew that for every comment you made someone would purchase a life-saving vaccine for a child? How woul
So, in my little part of the world it’s been raining all day. It’s a gloomy Monday and all day I’ve felt a bit like Karen Carpenter singing “Rainy Days and Mondays”
As a mother and blogger, I can’t imagine anything more motivating to my advocacy efforts than to have the opportunity to hear actor, mother and Every Child By Two Ambassador to the Shot@Life campaig
As we wrap up National Infant Immunization Week, I want to acknowledge the many providers who continue to help parents understand the importance of childhood immunizations. While we may be fortunat
Whether it’s a phone call from a telemarketer, a child at your doorstep or a letter from the local school, there are always plenty of well-deserving organizations looking for donations in o
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. And when I think of all the images I’ve seen of children suffering from diseases all over the world I know it’s true. One simple photogr
Last week I visited my daughter’s school to talk about what it means to be a Shot@Life champion. After a quick review of the diseases that the Shot@Life campaign is trying to prevent with
I can still remember the rose-colored glasses I wore as a child. No. Not real glasses. The kind that made you believe that you could do anything. The kind that made you believe that you – a
Part of our civic duty is to get involved in legislative policies that have the potential to impact us within our communities. Last week we highlighted the Shot@Life champions who traveled to ou
Last month, I wrote about a proposal, brought about by the United Nations Environment Programme, to restrict the worldwide use of mercury in an effort to limit mercury releases, protect human health a