About Us
Who We Are
Project Immunize Virginia is a team of energetic and innovative health professionals and community members that believe every community in the Commonwealth can be free of vaccine-preventable disease by increasing immunizations across the lifespan. PIV achieves this by promoting partnerships and using effective strategies among its member organizations throughout the Commonwealth.
Mission
Promote timely immunizations across the lifespan.
Goals
- Improve immunization rates in Virginia.
- Spearhead statewide public immunization education efforts.
- Support statewide professional immunization education.
- Advocate for immunization policies that support nationally recommended immunization practice across the lifespan.
- Promote the implementation of best practices for immunizations.
- Support immunization partnerships and local coalitions among PIV member agencies and in communities throughout Virginia.
Steering Committee 2007-2008
-
Deborah Bundy-Carpenter, RN, BSN
Chairperson -
Rhonda Keith
Community Awareness Co-Chair -
Rachel E. Lynch, MPH
Community Awareness Co-Chair -
Dianne Lemm, RN, CPC
Emerging Issues Co-Chair -
Lisa Ripp, RN, BSN, CPN, IBCLC
Provider Education Co-Chair -
Dennis D. Stanley, RPh
Provider Education Co-Chair -
Stephen W. Pearce
Member-at-Large -
Ed Arnsdorff
Immediate Past Chairperson