Bill Text: TX HR499 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Recognizing Dr. Julie A. Boom on being named 2014 Childhood Immunization Champion for Texas by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-05 - Reported enrolled [HR499 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR499-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Recognizing Dr. Julie A. Boom on being named 2014 Childhood Immunization Champion for Texas by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-05 - Reported enrolled [HR499 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR499-Introduced.html
84R438 BK-D | ||
By: Howard | H.R. No. 499 |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Julie A. Boom, an associate professor at Baylor | ||
College of Medicine in Houston, has been named the 2014 Childhood | ||
Immunization Champion for Texas by the Centers for Disease Control | ||
and Prevention; and | ||
WHEREAS, This prestigious award, presented each year during | ||
National Infant Immunization Week, recognizes individuals across | ||
the United States and its territories who have worked to protect the | ||
health and safety of children by ensuring that vaccination is a | ||
priority; after first being nominated for the honor by her peers, | ||
Dr. Boom was chosen by health care professionals, community | ||
supporters, and other immunization leaders for her contributions to | ||
public health in Texas; and | ||
WHEREAS, This noted physician and health advocate was | ||
motivated by an experience she had during her medical residency, | ||
when she treated a three-year-old girl who ultimately died from | ||
meningitis; since that time, she has focused on promoting | ||
immunization and developing improved immunization technologies and | ||
practices; and | ||
WHEREAS, A leader in her field, Dr. Boom has directed a | ||
number of collaborative, multisite research projects into vaccine | ||
prevalence and effectiveness, vaccine beliefs of parents, and other | ||
topics of import, with her projects including a rotavirus vaccine | ||
study that resulted in changes to domestic and global | ||
recommendations on the use of the vaccine; she additionally led the | ||
development of an automated scheduling application that forecasts | ||
each child's vaccination needs, a tool that is now used in two | ||
states and by the Indian Health Service; and | ||
WHEREAS, In her practice as an attending physician at Texas | ||
Children's Hospital, Dr. Boom immunizes hundreds of children each | ||
year, and she advises medical residents on how to communicate with | ||
parents, particularly those with concerns about vaccination; she | ||
has testified in support of major immunization legislation, and to | ||
further reassure parents about the importance of vaccination, she | ||
helped create Vaccine-Preventable Disease: The Forgotten Story, a | ||
book recounting the real-life experiences of 20 families; | ||
nationwide, more than 130,000 copies of the book have been | ||
distributed, and a related short documentary, Facing Meningitis, | ||
has been produced and made available online; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through her work in the areas of education and | ||
research, Dr. Julie Boom has performed a public service with | ||
lifesaving implications for countless young Texans, and her | ||
leadership and dedication to the cause of children's health are | ||
truly commendable; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Julie A. Boom on her selection | ||
as a 2014 Childhood Immunization Champion and extend to her sincere | ||
appreciation for her many years of service to others; and, be it | ||
further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Dr. Boom as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. |