MEET THE OTHER NEWIC
MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS

Affinity Health System
Agnesian Health Care
Appleton Area School District
Appleton City Health Department
Aurora Health Care
Bellin College of Nursing
Brown County Health Department
Calumet County Health Department
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
De Pere City Health Department
Door County Health Department
Fond du Lac County Health Department
Fox Cities Community Health Center
GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines
Green Lake County Health Department
Immunization Action Coalition
Kewaunee County Health Department
Kimberly Area School District
Little Chute Area School District
Manitowoc County Health Department
Marinette County Health Department
Marquette County Health Department
Marian University
Marshfield Clinic
Medimmune
Menasha City Health Department
Menominee County Health Department
Merck Vaccines
Morton Pharmacy
Neenah City Health Department
Network Health Plan
Oconto County Health Department
Oneida Community Health Center
Oshkosh City Health Department
Outagamie County Health Department
Prevea Health
Primary Care Associates
RECIN Program
Retractable Technologies
Sanofi Pasteur
Shawano County Health Department
Sheyboygan County Health Department
ThedaCare
UW Oshkosh School of Nursing
Waushara County Health Department
Waupaca County Health Department
Winnebago County Health Department
Wisconsin Immunization Registry (WIR)
Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Wyeth Vaccines

WHO WE ARE

How NEWIC Began

In November 2000, Dr. Thomas Saari, with the Wisconsin Council on Immunization Practices, and Dr. Ray Strikas, with the Centers for Disease Control, conducted the first immunization symposium which included an Immunization update. A guest speaker from Milwaukee Health Department, Rob Chalhoub, talked about the immunization coalition he was involved in and ways to get a coalition started.

The purpose of the symposium was to get immunization information to health care providers and to launch the immunization coalition, NEWIC. Diane Cappozzo from Fond du Lac County Health Department and Kathleen Sprangers from the City of Appleton Health Department worked with various individuals such as state immunization program staff, vaccine manufacturers, and local health care providers to get the symposium and coalition idea off the ground.

At the symposium, surveys were taken and individuals were given the opportunity to be members of this newly forming immunization coalition. Through these surveys it was learned that there was a great interest in starting a local coalition. Multiple meetings took place in order to form goals and objectives as well as the coalition’s name, NEWIC. After several meetings, a board was formed. It was comprised of both local public and private
providers. Soon after, NEWIC developed By-Laws and Articles of Incorporation to form a 501(c)3 tax-exempt status. NEWIC could now have its own budget and provide creative outreach venues to help educate families and providers.

Since the beginning, NEWIC has provided the community with resources such as immunization symposiums, school nurse in-services on vaccinations, and Immunization Tool Kits to physician offices. NEWIC has also done media outreach to both vaccine providers and consumers. As an advocate for vaccination, NEWIC also supports legislation for better immunization funding.

The symposiums and regular meetings have provided an opportunity for members to network so they can learn what other providers are doing and to share vaccination related concerns within the provider community. Our coalition, NEWIC, strives to be the best local community resource for immunization information.

MEET THE
NEWIC BOARD

NEWIC CHAIRPERSON
Kathleen G. Sprangers,
RN BSN
Public Health Nurse
Appleton City
Health Department

NEWIC TREASURER
Mary Jo Turner, RN BSN
Public Health Nurse
Coordinator
Winnebago County
Health Department

NEWIC SECRETARY
Jennifer Zager RN, BSN
Neenah City
Health Department

NEWIC MEDICAL ADVISOR
Todd McKenzie, MD, FAAP
Pediatrician
ThedaCare Physicians
Neenah, WI

NEWIC BOARD MEMBER
Linda Schwobe, RN BSN
Assistant Director
Calumet County
Health Department

NEWIC BOARD MEMBER
Karen Volkman, RN BSN
Public Health Nurse
Immunization Coordinator
Outagamie County
Public Health Division