Vaccinate Your Family Inc

VYFS MISSION IS TO PROTECT PEOPLE OF ALL AGES FROM VACCINE PREVENTABLE DISEASES AND OUR PROGRAMS REFLECT OUR COMMITMENT TO ERADICATING VACCINE-PREVENTABLE DISEASES. EMPOWERING EVERYONE IN THE U.S. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT VACCINES, CREATING A VACCINE SAFETY NET, AND REIGNITING A CULTURE OF IMMUNIZATION REMAIN TOP PRIORITIES FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER NATIONAL PARTNERS.

CDC: VYF CONDUCTS NUMEROUS PROGRAMS WITH SUPPORT FROM THE CDC INCLUDING EFFORTS TO REACH AT RISK POPULATIONS WHO ARE SERVED BY THE WOMEN INFANT & CHILDREN NUTRITION PROGRAM THROUGH THE DELIVERY OF ANNUAL WEBINARS AND BILINGUAL EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, INCLUDING A VACCINE LESSON ON WICHEALTH.ORG, OFFERED IN 35 DIFFERENT STATES AND BY INDIGENOUS TERRITORY ORGANIZATIONS (ITOS). 15,934 WIC HEALTH LESSONS WERE COMPLETED IN 2022.

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS - VYF WORKS TO ENSURE THAT U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH POLICIES OFFER EQUITABLE ACCESS TO VACCINES NATIONWIDE. WE DRAFT AN ANNUAL STATE OF THE IMMUNION REPORT, A NONPARTISAN, RESOURCE HIGHLIGHTING AND DEFINING CURRENT AND EMERGING POLICY ISSUES AND CALLS TO ACTION TO INFORM AND ACTIVATE STAKEHOLDERS. VYF CONDUCTS GRASSROOTS ENGAGEMENT ON VACCINE RELATED ISSUES AND ASSISTS OUR PARTNERS IN THEIR ADVOCACY EFFORTS.

GENERAL PROGRAMS: VYF MAINTAINS ONE OF THE LARGEST SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCES OF ANY PRO-VACCINE ORGANIZATION. WWW.VACCINATEYOURFAMILY.ORG, IS CERTIFIED BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) AS PART OF ITS VACCINE SAFETY NET, A NETWORK OF SITES AND ONLINE DESTINATIONS THAT PROVIDE RELIABLE INFORMATION ON VACCINE SAFETY. VACCINATE YOUR FAMILY ORGANIZES MULTI-CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGNS ANNUALLY FOR FLU SEASON, NATIONAL INFANT IMMUNIZATION WEEK, AND NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION AWARENESS MONTH. IN 2022, OUR BILINGUAL SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLKITS HAD AN AVERAGE MAX POTENTIAL REACH OF 6+ MILLION ACCOUNTS. THE VYF WEBSITE WAS ALSO VIEWED OVER ONE MILLION TIMES AND RANKED AMONG THE TOP TEN SITES FOR KEYWORDS ASSOCIATED WITH VACCINES.

DC COALITION - THIS COALITION AIMS TO ENSURE THE TIMELY IMMUNIZATION OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE CORE PROGRAMS CONDUCTED IN 2022 INCLUDED THE HOSTING OF REGULAR COALITION MEETINGS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DC PROVIDER COVID-19 TOOLKIT AND COVID-19 PEER TO PEER PROVIDER TRAINING MODULES. THE COALITION ALSO WORKED CLOSELY WITH DC HEALTH IMMUNIZATION DIVISION STAFF ON ACTIVITIES RELATED TO EXPANSION OF CURRENT ADULT IMMUNIZATION PRIORITIES.