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TISWG Background
The TISWG was formulated as a recommendation of various studies and legislation passed by the 78th legislature to increase partnerships across the state to raise vaccine coverage levels and improve immunization practices for all Texans.

Texas Immunization System
Recent studies indicate that raising vaccine coverage levels will require a comprehensive, coherent, strategic approach. The state immunization system is complex and requires collaboration among many public sector, private sector, and community groups.

TISWG Member Organizations

Texas Academy of Family Physicians
Texas Association Community Health Centers
Texas Association Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Texas Association of Health Plans
Texas Association of Local Health Officials
- Austin Travis County Health and Human Services Department
- Brownwood Brown
- McLennan county
- Milan County
- Laredo Health Department
- Texarkana-Bowie County Family Health Center *
- Tarrant County Public Health Department
- Houston Department Health and Human Services
- San Antonio Metropolitan Health District
Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Division of Early Childhood Intervention
Texas Department State Health Services
- Community Preparedness Section
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Advisors
- Government Affairs
- Immunization Branch*
- Infectious Disease Control Unit
- Invited Subject Matter Experts
- Local and Regional Services including HSR Immunization Programs
- Prenatal Hepatitis B Prevention Program
- Texas Health Steps
- Title V Maternal and Child Health
Texas Education Agency
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
- Medicaid/Policy
- Office of Early Childhood Programs
- Office of Eliminating Health Disparities
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Texas Hospital Association
Texas Immunization Coalitions and Collaborations
- Child Health Texas
- Immunize El Paso
- Meningitis Angels
- Families Fighting Flu
- Tarrant County
- The Immunization Partnership
- The Jamie Group
- University of North Texas Seniors Volunteers for Childhood Immunizations (SVCI) Program
- Texas Vaccine Institute
- Wharton County Immunization Program
Texas Immunization Vaccine Manufacturers
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Medimmune Inc.
- Merck Vaccines
- Pfizer
- Novartis Vaccines
- Sanofi-Pasteur
- Wyeth
Texas Medical Association
Texas Medical Foundation
Texas Nurses Association
Texas Osteopathic Medical Association
Texas Parent Teacher Association
Texas Pediatric Society
Texas Pharmacy Association
Texas Federation of Retail Pharmacies
Safeway Randall Tom Thumb Pharmacies
National Medical Association Texas Lone Star Chapter
Methodist Healthcare Ministries
Parents Requesting Open Vaccine Education (PROVE)
Numerous Subject Matter Experts from the Texas Immunization System

TISWG Charge and Objectives (3 Pgs, 25 Kb)

**TISWG Meetings**
Meeting Dates	Agendas	Meeting Summaries	Meeting Attachments
December 8, 2011		-	TISWG Speaker List (21 kB) Personal Action Items Worksheet (24 kB) "HPV Vaccination in Adolescents" Discussion Worksheet (17 kB) IDCU Morbidity & Mortality Report (33 kB) Medicaid & Managed Care Initiatives (2.1 MB) Intro to Medicaid Program in Texas (232 kB) 2010 National Immunization Survey Report (3.8 MB) TISWG CDC Update (855 kB) Moving the Curve: Influenza Vaccination (724 kB) 2012 Proposed Vaccine Policy (2.6 MB)
November 3, 2011	-	-	-POSTPONED-
August 18, 2011	-	-	-MEETING CANCELLED-
May 19, 2011		-	TISWG Surveillance Update (112 kB) Personal Action Item Journal (8 kB) Cocooning Discussion Handout (7 kB) CDC/Texas Update - May 2011 (1.2 MB) Pregnant Mom Flu Campaign - TISWG Leverage (11 kB) Lifetime Immunization Campaign - TISWG Leverage (9 kB) Pertussis Cocooning Campaign - TISWG Leverage (13 kB)
Feb. 17, 2011			TISWG Speaker List (8 kB) ACIP Update (128 kB) "Clear Answers & Smart Advice About Your Baby's Shots" by Dr. Ari Brown (165 kB) McClennan County Immunization Coalition Overview (527 kB) Influenza Update (988 kB) 2011 Brown County Immunization Coalition Presentation (21 kB)
Nov. 4, 2010			TISWG Speaker List (13 kB) 2009 National Immunization Survey Report (534 kB) Conscientious Exemptions in Texas (483 kB) Social Networking Opportunities for Public Health (5.1 Mb) Improving Tdap Coverage (44 kB) Perinatal Hepititis B Prevention (384 kB) ACIP Update (947 kB)
Aug 19, 2010			TISWG Speaker List (9 kB) TISWG Update (134 kB) Summit Flyer (149 kB) Personal Action Plan (9 kB) EHR/IIS Interoperability (482 kB PowerPoint Presentation) Health Care Reform & DSHS (1.2 Mb PowerPoint Presentation) Outbreak Response (31 kB PowerPoint Presentation) Vaccine Choice Data (4.8 Mb PowerPoint Presentation) Adult & Adolescent Immunization Program (4.8 Mb PowerPoint Presentation)
May 20, 2010			Stakeholder Meeting Announcement (126 kB) Group Discussion of Adult Immunization Program (67 kB) ImmTrac Group (118 kB PowerPoint Presentation) TISWG Immunization Partnerships (1.3 Mb PowerPoint Presentation) Vaccine Coverage (2.0 Mb PowerPoint Presentation) Vaccine Choice Data (1.2 Mb PowerPoint Presentation)
Feb. 18, 2010	-	-	Meeting postponed
Nov. 5, 2009			TISWG Speaker List (32 kB) TISWG Update (113 kB) First Responder Feasibility Study (30 kB) Doc 39 (57 kB) The Organization I Represent (8 kB) Strategic Imperatives for TISWG (10 kB)
Aug. 20, 2009			Dr. Terk Radio (24 kB) TISWG Speaker List (31 kB) TNA TISWG Article (96 kB)
June 18, 2009			81st Session Legislation Immunization Bills (70 kB) Immunization Branch Update (xx kB) Personal Journal (xx kB) Texas Immunization System (xx kB) Comments related to SB 346/347 ImmTrac Bills (35 kB) Comments related to SB 448- Vaccine Choice (37 kB) Recovery Act Grant Application Reaching More Children and Adults (24 kB) Legislative Working Group Planner (24 kB)
Feb. 19, 2009			Vaccine Services (2 Mb PowerPoint Presentation) ImmTrac Program (1 Mb PowerPoint Presentation)
Oct. 16, 2008			Anniversary Photos: Texas Immunization Stakeholder Working Group (TISWG) Meeting, October 16, 2008 State Capital (click photos to enlarge)
June 26, 2008			TVFC Update Power Point Presentation (432 Kb) TVFC Update PDF version (255 Kb)
Feb. 21, 2008			None at this time.
Nov. 1, 2007			Breakout Group Notes (96 Kb) Executive Summary - Texas Immunization Customer Satisfaction Survey (76 Kb) Assessing Vaccination Coverage in Texas (1 Mb PowerPoint Presentation) PDF version available here (343 Kb) Update: ImmTrac and TISWG (4.3 Mb PowerPoint Presentation) PDF version available here (343 Kb)
Aug. 16, 2007			None at this time.
Mar. 22, 2007			Adult Adolescent Immunization Coordinator (AAIC) Update (18 Kb PDF) TISWG Recommendations with DSHS Responses Promotion of Adolescent Immunizations (208 Kb PowerPoint Presentation - opens in new window) TISWG Small Workgroup Responses (37 Kb PDF) Legislative Senate and House Bill Status (outside link) Additional Handouts: Medical Home Workgroup Update (64 Kb PDF) ImmTrac Workgroup Update (68 Kb PDF)
Nov. 2, 2006			Call to Action (21 Kb PDF) Medical Home Workgroup Update (41 Kb PDF) Pharmacy Inventory Control System (279 Kb PowerPoint Presentation - opens in new window) 2006 TISWG Recommendations (22 Kb PDF) (29 Kb XLS) 2006 TISWG Recommendations 2006-07 Final Responses (29 Kb XLS) posted 1/9/07
Aug. 17, 2006			AAP Medical Home Presentation (outside link) Txp2p Toolkit (outside link) Texas Association of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (outside link) Promotion of Adolescent Immunizations (208 Kb PowerPoint Presentation - opens in new window) Provider Education Sub Committee Minutes (20 Kb PDF) DTaP Subcommittee (13 Kb PDF)
June 1, 2006			“Raising Texas With Sound Minds and Sound Bodies” "Recommendation for Improving Compliance With the DTaP #4 Immunization" Category B/ Provider Education TISWG Working Group Sub Groups 2006
Feb. 16, 2006			TISWG Planning Definitions and Descriptions of Overall Goals Goals Worksheet Immunization Branch Update List of TISWG Accomplishments
Oct 20 , 2005			Provider Education Category B TISWG Goals 2006 Vaccine Lecture
Aug 18, 2005			List of Accomplishments (8 Pgs, 13 Kb PDF) Slide show presentation (13 slides, 2.6 Mb PowerPoint Presentation - opens in new window)
Jun 23, 2005	Orientation General	Orientation General	Leg Updates Adult Immunization Sub-Group SVCI Snapshot Update Grid Phase I Report
Apr 14, 2005		Orientation General	-
Feb 3, 2005			Ideas & Issues Status Update
Nov 4, 2004			-
Oct 7, 2004			-
Aug 25, 2004			TISWG Charge and Objectives (3 Pgs, 25 Kb)