Rep. Gene Greens 21st Annual Immunization Day Readies Hundreds of Families for 1st Day of School

Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas -- (HOUSTON)  Congressman Gene Green hosts his 21^st Annual Immunization Day just as students and their families prepare to return to school. This year Congressman Green and community partners expect to serve more than 2500 participants and administer more than 1800 vaccines to school-aged children without health insurance coverage. Vaccines are among the most successful and cost-effective public health tools available for preventing disease and death said Green the Ranking Member for the Subcommittee on Health. Our immunization effort is organized over two days in three locations and coincides with National Immunization Awareness Month with the hope that the greatest amount of students will receive the vaccines they need free of charge and their families will be connected to the medical information they need to stay healthy. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) among children born during 1994-2013 vaccination will prevent an estimated 322 million illnesses 21 million hospitalizations and 732000 deaths over the course of their lifetimes. My number one goal is increasing access to vaccines because they save lives said Green. Vaccines not only protect the recipient but also help prevent the spread of certain diseases especially to those that are most vulnerable to serious complications such as infants and young children elderly and those with chronic conditions and weakened immune systems. The bottom line is that efforts like these keep our communities safe from outbreaks of preventable diseases. Immunization Day is held in partnership with: Harris Health System Texas Childrens Hospital Mobile Clinic Outreach Program Galena Park ISD Galena Park ISD School Based Clinic Texas Childrens Health Plan North Shore Rotary Club AAMA Rotary International District 5890 Lyondell Basell Walgreens and MD Anderson. WHAT:         Rep. Gene Greens 21st Annual Immunization Day  WHEN:        Saturday August 20 2016 Remarks begin: 9:00 a.m. WHERE:     North Shore Sr. High School (Galena Park ISD) 353 N. Castlegory Houston TX 77049 OR WHEN:        Saturday August 20 2016 Remarks begin: 10:00 a.m. WHERE:      AAMA Learning Center 6001 Gulf Freeway Building E Houston TX 77023 DETAILS:    Students and families are invited to start the school year with a discussion about childrens health and health policy. Free immunizations will be available for school-aged children without health insurance coverage. Parents must bring their childs shot record with them. RSVP:           https://goo.gl/forms/S1rBs7xjrIZQBSl32. Not required but appreciated.