RWHC News & Updates

Ann Lewandowski, RWHC Liaison to and Executive Director of the Wisconsin Immunization Neighborhood (WIN) and Co-Chair of the State Disaster Medical Advisory Committee Vaccine Sub-Committee, was nominated to appear before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health re “The Path Forward on COVID-19 Immunizations” on Friday, February 26, 2021 at 2 PM ET . In both her positions she has played a key role in representing a rural perspective. WIN grew out of RWHC’s sponsorship of the Southern Wisconsin Immunization Consortium (SWIC), both staffed by Ann.

• Ann's 5 minute verbal remarks
• Ann's 10 page written testimony
• You can view the hearing (starting at the 4:10 minute mark) at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMZlFCeFULo

The hearing panel

• Dr. Ashish Jha, Dean of Brown University School of Public Health
• Dr. Georges Benjamin, Executive Director of American Public Health Association
• Dr. Kimberly Avila Edwards, Director of Advocacy/External Affairs, Ascension Seton
• Ann Lewandowski, RWHC Liaison to and Executive Director of the Wisconsin Immunization Neighborhood
• Dr. Reshma Ramachandran, National Clinicians Scholar at Yale School of Medicine
• Dr. Clay Marsh, Vice President & Executive Dean for Health Sciences, West Virginia University