Organizations Filed Purposes:
OUR MISSION IS TO ERADICATE VACCINE-PREVENTABLE DISEASES BY EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY, ADVOCATING FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PUBLIC POLICIES, AND SUPPORTING IMMUNIZATION BEST PRACTICES.
EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH: OCTOBER 1, 2018 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2019, TIP HELD 2 LIVE WEBINARS FOR PARENTS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS, REACHING 143 PEOPLE ACROSS THE STATE. TOPICS INCLUDED STRATEGIES FOR INCREASING VACCINATION RATES FOR FIRST RESPONDERS AND MEASLES. TIP RECORDED 3 ADDITIONAL WEBINARS. TIP HOSTED 2 SCHOOL NURSES' FORUMS (HOUSTON AND SAN ANTONIO). 181 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE FORUMS WHICH REVIEWED IMMUNIZATION GUIDELINES, VACCINE SAFETY AND EFFICACY, AND OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO NURSES WHO WORK WITH PARENTS. TIP REACHED MORE THAN 1,000 PEOPLE THROUGH ITS PARENT SURVEY AND 1,075 PEOPLE THROUGH PRESENTATIONS. TIP CONTINUED IT BUILDING COALITIONS ACROSS TEXAS PROGRAM BY PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO 10 IMMUNIZATION COALITIONS. TIP HAD 320 MEDIA HITS AND 27 PUBLISHED OP-EDS, REACHING MORE THAN 3.5 MILLION PEOPLE THROUGH SOCIAL AND TRADITIONAL MEDIA, ONLINE SURVEYS, WEBINARS, AND PRESENTATIONS.
ADVOCACY HIGHLIGHTS: FROM JANUARY THROUGH MAY 2019, TIP SUCCESSFULLY HELPED PASS LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE EDUCATION TO FIRST RESPONDERS AND ACCESS TO THEIR IMMUNIZATION RECORDS. IMMUNIZE TEXAS MEMBERS, STAKEHOLDERS, AND SUPPORTERS HELPED TIP PREVENT ANTI-VACCINE LEGISLATION FROM MOVING FORWARD BY TESTIFYING IN FRONT OF COMMITTEES AND MOBILIZING PRO-VACCINES ADVOCATES. TIP OBTAINED 7 NEW LEGISLATIVE CHAMPIONS IN THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE, PROVIDED 10 TESTIMONIES AT COMMITTEE HEARINGS, AND TRAINED OVER 145 ADVOCATES TO MEET WITH LEGISLATORS. TIP AND ITS SUPPORTERS MADE A TOTAL OF 528 VISITS TO LEGISLATIVE OFFICES DURING LEGISLATIVE SESSION. TIP AND ITS IMMUNIZE TEXAS GRASSROOTS SUPPORTERS HELD THE LARGEST IMMUNIZATION ADVOCACY DAY AT THE TEXAS CAPITOL IN THE HISTORY OF THE ORGANIZATION WITH CLOSE TO 300 SUPPORTERS IN ATTENDANCE. IMMUNIZATION ADVOCACY DAY OFFERED AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEMONSTRATE TO LAWMAKERS A STRONG REPRESENTATION OF IMMUNIZATION SUPPORTERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, IMMUNIZE TEXAS GREW MEMBERSHIP TO OVER 3,000 ADVOCATES WITH A 117% GROWTH IN MEMBERSHIP. TIP ALSO RELEASED ITS BIENNIAL PUBLICATION ON THE STATE OF IMMUNIZATIONS IN TEXAS, AND DISTRIBUTED TO 150 TEXAS REPRESENTATIVES.
BEST PRACTICES RESEARCH: TIP CONDUCTED A WELL-REGARDED RESEARCH PROJECT ANALYZING HOW LAWS AND POLICIES GOVERNING CONSUMER ACCESS TO IMMUNIZATION REGISTRIES VARY ACROSS STATES. AS A RESULT OF THE STUDY, TIP RECOMMENDED THE ADOPTION OF STANDARDIZED LEGISLATION FOR DIRECT CONSUMER ACCESS TO IMMUNIZATION REGISTRIES IN ALL STATES, AND THE PROMOTION TO USE TECHNOLOGICAL MEANS TO FACILITATE DIRECT CONSUMER ACCESS. TIP PRESENTED THE RESEARCH AT THE APHA ANNUAL MEETING, WHICH HAD NEARLY 13,000 ATTENDEES. TIP CONTINUES TO ADAPT ITS IMMUNIZATION CHAMPIONS PROGRAM IN A HPV VACCINE SPECIFIC EFFORT THROUGH GRANTS. THESE PROGRAMS TRAIN FACILITATORS IN RURAL CLINICS TO ENHANCE THEIR INTERNAL SYSTEMS AND CONDUCT OUTREACH TO IMPROVE HPV IMMUNIZATION IN SOUTH TEXAS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Allison Winnike Jd | PRESIDENT & CEO | 40 | $156,143 |
| Peggy Smith Phd | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Lynn Sessions Jd | BOARD LEGAL CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Holly Elliott | BOARD FINANCE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Brandi Johnson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Garcia | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| John Dugan Iii Md | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| James E Zucker Jd | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Wootton Md | BOARD CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Erich Sturgis Md | BOARD SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Brooke Mcneil Cpa | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Melanie E Mouzoon Md | BOARD INCOMING CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Lindy Mcgee Md | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kimi Gordy Jd | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Neva Niccole White Greeley Md | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Allison Connally | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Beth Colle Cpa | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Stanley Spinner Md | BOARD PAST CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Catherine Mitchell | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Burns | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
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