National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW)
Vaccination Week in the Americas
(VWA)
April 21-28, 2009
Activity List for Bee, Kleberg, and
Rockport, Jim Wells, Neueces Counties (PDF)
Immunization Clinic
April 27- May 1, 2009 - 8:00 - 5:00 pm
1200 East Hiway 285
Falfurrias, TX 78355
Target
population: All age groups
For more information contact:
Texas Vaccine for Children Update
April 30, 2009 - 7:45-4:15
p.m.
You are invited to attend the 2009 Texas Vaccine for Children
Update
Place: City of Laredo Health Department
(Auditorium)
2600 Cedar
Laredo, Texas 78040
Topics:
- New School Vaccine Requirements
- TVFC Review and Updates
- Human Papilloma Virus
- Pertussis
- Disease Surveillance and Reporting
- Vaccine Ordering and Reporting
- Texas Health Steps
- Foreign Vaccines and Schedules
Sponsored by:
- City of Laredo Health Department and Department of State Health Services
- Sanofi Pasteur
- Merck
- GlaxoSmithKline
- MedImmune
- Wyeth
Please RSVP by April 27, 2009 with Nereida
Aguirre or Susana Valdez at (956) 795-4916 or (956) 795-4906
Lunch will be provided
Annual TVFC Update
Thursday April 30, 2009 - 7:45-4:15 p.m.
- New vaccine requirements
- Vaccine ordering and reporting
- Foreign vaccine schedules
And other topics will be covered
Local event
Location: City of Laredo Health Department’s
Auditorium
Laredo, TX
Target population: Vaccine providers from Laredo, Zapata and
Hebbronville
For more information contact:
NIIW Press Conference
Thursday April 30, 2009
Health Department Director will provide a press conference to highlight the
importance of immunizing infants on time
Bi-national event.
Location: City of Laredo Health Department’ Conference Room
Laredo, Texas
Target population: General public from Laredo, Zapata,
Hebbronville, Oilton, Bruni, Mirando and from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas,
Mexico
For more information contact:
NIIW Celebration at the Immunization Clinic
April 27 through May 1, 2009
(8 a.m.-5p.m.)
- Certificates of appreciation will be presented to local vaccine providers
parents of infants
- Promotional items, such as magnets with the immunization schedule, “sippy”
cups, canvas bags, immunization story books will be provided
- Pictures of babies being vaccinated will be taken and provided to parents as
a token of appreciated for keeping their babies healthy through on-time
vaccination.
Target population: General public and local vaccine
providers
Bi-national event.
Location: City of Laredo Health Department's Immunization
Clinic
Laredo, Texas
For more information contact:
The Day of the Young
Saturday, April 25,2009 - 9am-12noon
South Texas Community College
142 FM 3167
Rio Grande City Tx
78582
Monday, April 27, 2009 - 9:30-12pm
HEB 4031 E.HWY 83
Rio Grande City, TX 78582
Wednesday, April 29th 2009 - 9:00am-12noon
Texas Migrant Council Head Start
Exwy 83 N. Jerry Street
Alto Bonito
TX 78582
Thursday, April 30, 2009 - 9:30am 12noon
Texas Migrant Council Head Start
501 E. Doria
Rio Grande City TX
78582
Saturday, May 2, 2009 - 9am 12noon
River View
80 E. Grant Street
Roma, TX 78584
For more information on any of these Day of the Young events please
contact:
2009 Binational/TVFC InService
April 28, 2009 - 8 hours
Binational event.
Location: Knapp Conference Ctr.
Weslaco, Texas
Hidalgo
County
Target population: TVFC Providers
Agenda (PDF)
For more information contact:
Vaccine Equivalency Training
Del Rio on April 30
Eagle Pass on April 29