AR SR11

Recognizes Elizabeth "Betty" Callan Flanagan Bumpers for her tireless efforts to promote childhood immunization across Arkansas and the nation.

Acknowledges her spearheading of the "Every Child by '74" campaign as First Lady of Arkansas, which helped raise the state's immunization rates from among the lowest to one of the highest in the nation.

Highlights her 1991 launch of the "Every Child by Two" national campaign with First Lady Rosalynn Carter and the Carter Center to provide disease and immunization information to parents and health professionals.

Notes that President Bill Clinton launched the Vaccine Research Center in 1999 in recognition of Dale and Betty Bumpers' efforts to promote childhood immunizations and vaccine research.

Encourages Arkansas families to consult with healthcare professionals about the benefits of childhood immunizations and to give serious consideration to the value of childhood vaccinations.