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TMA Offers August Vaccinations, Bike Helmet Giveaways

Events to Improve the Health of Texans in Local Communities 

July 31, 2014 

WHAT: Texas doctors are offering vaccination clinics and bike helmet giveaways this month to help patients prevent disease and injuries. The Texas Medical Association (TMA) provides vaccination clinics for children, adolescents, adults, plus bike helmet giveaways for children.  

Vaccination clinics: TMA physicians and other volunteers will bring vaccinations clinics to seven communities across Texas this August, which is National Immunization Awareness Month. Families can make sure kids’ vaccinations are up to date for school and other family members are protected from disease. More than 255,000 Texans have received vaccinations through TMA’s Be Wise ― ImmunizeSM program since the program began in 2004. Vaccines protect against disease and can potentially save lives.

These Be Wise clinics will offer a variety of vaccinations, including meningococcal vaccination required by Texas law for college admission. Availability and payment varies by clinic location; check with the local event sponsors for details about what they will offer.

Hard Hats for Little Heads events: TMA’s Hard Hats for Little Heads program offers 13 helmet giveaways this month. Hard Hats for Little Heads promotes safe exercise and encourages helmet use for sports on wheels: biking, inline skating, skateboarding, and riding a scooter. During 2014, TMA’s Hard Hats for Little Heads program is celebrating its 20th year of keeping kids safe. In that time, TMA members have given away more than 175,000 helmets and plan to give away 34,000 free helmets in 2014. Studies have shown properly worn bike helmets can prevent up to 85 percent of brain injuries.

WHEN: Aug. 1-Aug. 29

WHERE: Your community and others across the state (see schedule below) 

WHO: TMA physicians, medical students, TMA Alliance members (TMA physician volunteers and TMA members’ spouses), county medical societies (CMSs), and community partners … benefiting children and adults in communities across Texas!

Below is a schedule of TMA’s Be Wise — Immunize and Hard Hats for Little Heads August events in locations across the state, including your community. 

TMA’s Hard Hats for Little Heads, Be Wise — Immunize Schedule: August 2014  

Date

  

Event

  

Local Sponsor of Be Wise/Hard Hats Event

  

 Location and Time

8/1

  

Glen Rose Medical Center Health Fair (helmet giveaway)

  

Rep. J.D. Sheffield, DO, Gatesville

  

Somervell Expo Center,

202 Bo Gibbs Blvd.,

Glen Rose, 9 am-2 pm

8/2

  

Nueces CMS Health Fair (helmet giveaway and free meningococcal vaccinations for college-bound students)

  

Nueces CMS Alliance, South Texas Family Planning Clinic (vaccinations); Nueces CMS Alliance and Daniel Vijjeswarapu, MD, Corpus Christi (helmets)*

  

American Bank Center,

1901 N. Shoreline Blvd.,

Corpus Christi, 9 am-2 pm

8/2

  

Practical Approach Pediatrics and Pediatric Dentistry 3rd Birthday Party (helmet giveaway)

  

Practical Approach Pediatrics and Pediatric Dentistry*

  

Practical Approach Pediatrics,

9480 Huebner Rd., Ste. 400, San Antonio, 11 am-3 pm

8/2

  

Hispanic Wellness Fair (low-cost vaccinations)

  

Tarrant CMS Alliance and Immunization Collaboration of Tarrant County (ICTC)

  

Will Rogers Memorial Center- Amon G. Carter Exhibit Hall, 3400 Burnett Tandy Dr., Fort Worth, 9 am-2 pm

www.hispanicwellnesscoalition.org

8/2

  

Back to School Health Fair (helmet giveaway)

  

The University of Texas Medical School at Houston students, CT Church

  

CT Church, 9701 Almeda Genoa Rd., Houston, 10 am-2 pm

8/4

  

Immunization Clinic (low-cost vaccinations)

  

Tarrant CMS Alliance  and ICTC

  

First Baptist Euless Campus West, 209 N. Industrial Blvd., Bedford, Noon-6 pm

8/5   

  

Immunization Clinic (low-cost vaccinations)

  

Tarrant CMS Alliance and ICTC

  

First Baptist Euless Campus West, 209 N. Industrial Blvd., Bedford, 9 am-6 pm

8/6

  

Tarrant County Back to School Roundup (low-cost vaccinations)
Participants must be preregistered to attend!

  

Tarrant CMS Alliance and ICTC

  

Will Rogers Memorial Center- Amon G. Carter Exhibit Hall, 3400 Burnett Tandy Dr., Fort Worth, 8 am-2 pm

Call 2-1-1 for preregistration or visit:

www.backtoschoolroundup.org

8/7-8

  

Immunization Clinic (low-cost vaccinations)

  

Tarrant CMS Alliance and ICTC

  

First Baptist Euless Campus West, 209 N. Industrial Blvd., Bedford, 9 am-6 pm

8/8

  

Bright Futures Fair 2014 (helmet giveaway)

  

Harris County Precinct 1 and Sejal Desai, MD, Houston**

  

Reliant Arena, 1 Reliant Park, Houston, 9 am-3 pm

8/9

  

Back to School Fiesta (helmet giveaway)

  

Lubbock-Crosby-Garza CMS Alliance and Fiona Prabhu, MD, Lubbock**

  

Student Union Building, Texas Tech University (15th and Akron), Lubbock, 9 am-Noon

8/9

  

Back to School Immunization Clinic and helmet giveaway

  

Bexar CMS Alliance, City of San Antonio

  

City Community Center,

1226 Northwest 18th St., San Antonio, 9 am-2 pm

8/9

  

2014 Chevron Khaki’s and Collars (helmet giveaway)

  

Baylor College of Medicine Pediatrics Department, Pediatric and Adolescent Health Center*

  

Cleveland-Ripley Neighborhood Center, 720 Fairmont Pkwy., Pasadena, 8 am

8/11

  

Immunization Clinic (low-cost vaccinations)

  

Tarrant CMS Alliance and ICTC

  

North Davis Church of Christ, 1601 North Davis Dr., (Corner North Davis and Road to Six Flags Dr.), Arlington, Noon-
6 pm

8/12-15

  

Immunization Clinic (low-cost vaccinations)

  

Tarrant CMS Alliance and ICTC

  

North Davis Church of Christ, 1601 North Davis Drive; (Corner North Davis and Road to Six Flags Dr.), Arlington,

9 am-6 pm    

8/14

  

Back-to-School Bash (free childhood and adolescent vaccinations)

  

Andrews County Immunization Coalition

  

Andrews Business & Technology Center, 201 NW Avenue D, Andrews, 4-6 pm

8/16

  

Immunization Clinic (low-cost vaccinations)

  

Tarrant CMS Alliance and ICTC

  

North Davis Church of Christ, 1601 North Davis Dr; (Corner North Davis and Road to Six Flags Dr.), Arlington, 9 am-

2 pm

8/16

  

First United Methodist Church-Health Fair (free Tdap [tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis/ whooping cough] vaccinations for adults)

  

Medical Arts Clinic

  

First United Methodist Church 4545 Wildcat Dr., Portland,

9 am-3 pm

8/18

  

Immunization Clinic (low-cost vaccinations)

  

Tarrant CMS Alliance and ICTC

  

 La Gran Plaza, 4200 South Frwy., Fort Worth, Noon-6 pm

8/19

  

Back-to-School Immunization Clinic (helmet giveaway)

  

Baylor College of Medicine Pediatrics Department, Pediatric and Adolescent Health Center*

  

Pediatric and Adolescent Health Center, 3925 Fairmont Pkwy., Pasadena, 8am-Noon

8/19

  

Del Mar College Health Fair (free meningococcal vaccinations for college-bound students)

  

Nueces CMS Alliance and South Texas Family Planning Clinic

  

Del Mar College, 101 Baldwin, Corpus Christi, 8 am-Noon

8/19-22

  

Immunization Clinic (low-cost vaccinations)

  

Tarrant CMS Alliance and ICTC

  

La Gran Plaza, 4200 South Frwy., Fort Worth, 9 am-6 pm

8/23

  

Immunization Clinic (low-cost vaccinations)

  

Tarrant CMS Alliance and ICTC

  

La Gran Plaza, 4200 South Frwy., Fort Worth, 9 am-2 pm

8/23

  

Community Health Fair (helmet giveaway)

  

Dallas CMS Alliance

  

Church of the Incarnation, 3966 McKinney Ave., Dallas, 1-3pm

8/23

  

Community Health & Safety Fair (helmet giveaway)

  

Rep. JD Sheffield, DO, Gatesville

  

Henderson Junior High School, 2798 W Frey., Stephenville,
9 am-Noon

8/23

  

9th Annual St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church Health Fair (helmet giveaway)

  

Charles O. Barker, MD, Richardson**

  

St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church, 1220 W. Belt Line Rd. Richardson, 9 am-Noon

8/23

  

HealthFest (free immunizations, helmet giveaway)

  

Bell CMS Alliance and Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine Student Community Health Initiative 

  

Wilson Park Recreation Center, 2205 Curtis B Elliot Dr., Temple, 9 am-3pm

8/25-29

  

Immunization Clinic (low-cost vaccinations)

  

Tarrant CMS Alliance and ICTC

  

La Gran Plaza, 4200 South Frwy., Fort Worth, 9 am-6 pm

Sponsors:

Hard Hats for Little Heads is made possible through a grant from the association’s philanthropic arm, the TMA Foundation (TMAF), thanks to top donors — Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, Prudential, and two anonymous foundations — and gifts from physicians and their families, and friends of medicine.

Be Wise ― Immunize is a joint initiative led by TMA physicians and the TMA Alliance. Funding is provided by TMAF, thanks to generous support from H-E-B and TMF Health Quality Institute, and gifts from physicians and their families.

*The Texas Pediatric Society (TPS) provided funding for this giveaway, which is sponsored by a TPS member.

**The Texas Academy of Family Physicians (TAFP) provided funding for this giveaway, which is sponsored by a TAFP member. 

TMA’s Hard Hats for Little Heads is made possible through a grant from the association’s philanthropic arm, the TMA Foundation, thanks to top donors — Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, Prudential, and two anonymous foundations — and gifts from physicians and their families, and friends of medicine.

TMA is the largest state medical society in the nation, representing more than 47,000 physician and medical student members. It is located in Austin and has 112 component county medical societies around the state. TMA’s key objective since 1853 is to improve the health of all Texans.

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