HomeMy WebLinkAboutNational Immunization Month - August 2004• Susan L. Patane, Communications
August 3, 2004
Rachelle Klassen
City Clerk
73-510 Fred Waring Drive
Palm Desert, CA 92260
Dear Ms. Klassen:
August is National Immunization Month, and the Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) Board of Directors Governing
Board would like your assistance in enlightening community members on the importance of immunizations. Please
find attached a sample proclamation for your review and approval by your city council. If you prefer to have the
proclamation emailed, please contact me at slrslp@aol.com.
•As you may know, numerous children, adolescents and adults die from vaccine -preventable disease or their
complications everyday in our county. The burden of vaccine -preventable disease today occurs among people of all
ages, and all cultures races and ethnic and societal groups. IEHP's has 127,755 members that live in the County of
Riverside, hundreds of members and their families reside in the. City of Palm Desert. These members .are provided at
no cost--- safe and effective vaccines that are readily available to protect against disease, disability and death from
communicable diseases including diphtheria,, Haemophilus influenzae type b disease, hepatitis A and Cr, influenza,
measles, mumps, pertussis, pneumoccal disease, rubella, tetanus, and varicella.
We truly appreciate your help in notifying the residents of the City of Palm Desert of the importance of
immunizations. August is a perfect month, as many families are home from vacation and others are preparing to go
back to school. If possible and/or available, a representative from IEHP would like to be present to accept the
proclamation. Please feel free to contact me at (909)784-6986, email slrslp@aol.com, and/or fax (909) 794-6341 to
schedule the presentation. We also understand that you may wish to just mail the.proclamation, please notify me if
that is the case.
Thank you for your support in advance.
• Respectfully,
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Susan L. Patane
Immunization Month Coordinator
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Yes, we plan on mailing a proclamation
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