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AND Statements from SCI Volunteers
Volunteers operating the immunization reminder system are committed seniors, many with motivating personal experiences
related to childhood diseases. Combining both proactive and reactive approaches, the SCI model educates mothers before they leave the hospital; reminds families of immunizations due; reminds families then if the child is behind schedule for receiving needed immunizations; reminds parents if the child is off schedule. The SCI reminder system operates continuously throughout the child's first year of life
to remind parents about the importance of
timely immunization.
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| Big Spring:
I feel like I'm making a difference in the world and at this stage of my life it's important to me to make the world a better place. Mothers are so much busier in this day and age and if a reminder of their babys' shots helps them to keep their babies healthy and safe from those dreaded diseases, then I feel this program is well worth it. Carol Earles I have watched this program for two years and decided I would like to be involved. I feel the program is very important. Parents need to know about the immunization for their children. I'm very pleased to be able to pass this information on to the young mothers. Mary Lou Adendschan I wish there had been a reminder
service like this when my children were born. To offer a helping
hand to new mothers in our fast-paced world is a real good feeling.
There's a bonus in getting to see all those beautiful babies. Participation in this program has
provided a way for me to touch the future. When I talk to mothers
and fathers and find that they have no idea what diphtheria or whooping
cough is, I tell them that with their cooperation in the immunization
program for their children one day, other parents will have no idea what
other diseases are, such as measles, mumps or rubella. Jo Wyatt One of the volunteer jobs that
RSVP does is the Immunization reminder program. In this program we
go daily to the Wilson N. Jones Hospital to sign up the new mothers so
we may send cards to remind them when various immunization shots are due
for that new baby. Hallmark has provided a grant to send 4 cards
during the first year of a baby's life free of charge to the new parent.
This is so helpful to the new parents since dates can slip by so fast
that first year. Being helpful with something that needs doing
fills my heart. I visit the new mothers at Texoma
Medical Center in Denison to enroll them in the childhood immunization
program. It gives me great pleasure to do this because it is such
a worthy cause. I have been told that two out of three children
who try to enroll in the beginning classes cannot do so because they
haven't had all of the required immunizations, and the SVCI program
should correct this situation. A big bonus is when I see the new
fathers who are so happy they can hardly contain themselves. This
was especially true when our New Years "baby" at TMC this year
were twin boys. My partner and I, Joyce Lock,
began volunteering for SVCI on Feb. 1, 1997. It has been a
rewarding experience-fun and all that! We do it once a week. I enjoy knowing that I have a small part in helping these new Texans lead a healthy life. Laurel Babcock I enjoy seeing and visiting the new mothers so very much. If I can help a little it makes me feel good! Maxine Faulkner I began volunteering with the Senior Childhood Immunization program on February 1997. My partner is Zora Billingsley, whom I have enjoyed for these 4 years. Visiting with the new mothers and dads have been an interesting and rewarding experience. The new parents seem to appreciate the information that we give them. It has been a rewarding experience for me. Joyce Locke |