- Every Child By Two
Every Child By Two (ECBT) is a
non-profit health advocacy organization, based in theUnited States and founded in1991 , dedicated to protecting children from diseases through promotion ofvaccination s and raising parental awareness of potentialvaccine benefits. ECBT was founded by former First Lady of the United States,Rosalynn Carter and former First Lady ofArkansas ,Betty Bumpers .EBCT's pro-vaccination awareness raising campaigns have expanded in recent years in response to growing
controversies in autism and vaccine controversies. ECBT's Vaccinate Your Baby campaign was to raise awareness of issues regardingvaccine schedule compliance and to foster systematic programs designed to ensure compliance for all American children by age two. ECBT debuted its [http://www.vaccinateyourbaby.org/ VaccinateYourBaby.org] website in August, 2008, featuring "news and information for parents who wish to learn the truth aboutimmunization and how best to protect their children from vaccine-preventable diseases.Controversy
As a spokesperson for ECBT, actress
Amanda Peet caused a stir with the statement, "Frankly, I feel that parents who don't vaccinate their children are parasites," although she later apologized for describing the parents as 'parasites'. [ [http://www.cookiemag.com/entertainment/2008/07/amandapeet Amanda Peet in Cookie] ]Awards
In 2008, Betty Bumpers and Rosalynn Carter were awarded the
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Champion of Prevention Award at the 34th National Immunization Conference inWashington, DC .References
External links
* [http://www.ecbt.org/ ECBT.org] - Every Child By Two homepage
** [http://www.vaccinateyourbaby.org/ VaccinateYourBaby.org] - ECBT vaccine awareness campaign website
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