Immunizations: What Parents and Caregivers Need to Know

IEL Resources

• Tip Sheet: Protecting Children from Preventable Disease

Web Resources

• Parents Guide to Childhood Immunizations
  This resource includes the Illinois Department of Public Health’s recommendations for immunizing children against the 10 vaccine-preventable childhood diseases. Illinois has laws requiring vaccination against some of these diseases before children can enter school.
• Illinois Immunization Program
  This schedule on the Illinois Department of Public Health website includes recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• Be There for Your Child during Shots
  This webpage, in English and Spanish, advises parents on ways to support their children when they are vaccinated.
• Childhood Immunization
  This page on the MedlinePlus website includes links to extensive information related to vaccines and immunizing children. Some information for parents is available in over 30 languages.

Organizations

• Illinois Department of Public Health
  This organization is dedicated to improving the health and safety of people in Illinois.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  The CDC provides resources and information about preventing diseases.
• The American Academy of Pediatrics
  This resource is committed to improving healthcare for children.