Vaccinate Your Family

Description

Vaccinate Your Family is a national nonprofit organization committed to reducing the burden of vaccine-preventable diseases in children, adolescents and adults. The organization was founded in 1991 by Rosalynn Carter, Former First Lady of the U.S. and Betty Bumpers, Former First Lady of Arkansas/wife of Senator Dale Bumpers.

Mission

Vaccinate Your Family is dedicated to protecting people of all ages from vaccine-preventable diseases by:

Raising awareness of the critical need for timely immunizations
Increasing the public’s understanding of the benefits of vaccines
Increasing confidence in the safety of vaccines
Ensuring that all families have access to lifesaving vaccines
Advocating for policies that support timely vaccination

Goals

Increasing the public’s understanding of the benefits of vaccines; increasing confidence in the safety of vaccines; ensuring that all families have access to life-saving vaccines; and advocating for policies that support timely vaccination.