Immunizations: What Parents and Caregivers Need to Know
Reviewed: 2017
IEL Resource(s)
- Tip Sheet: Protecting Children from Preventable Disease
- Tip Sheet: Getting Ready for Kindergarten
Online Resource(s)
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.
Organization(s)
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.
