Trusted Resources
Who can you trust? We know it is hard to filter through the overload of information we get daily. Here is a list you can trust.
Frameworks
Reframing the Conversation about Child and Adolescent Vaccinations
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
AAP’s childhood immunization website contains information for both parents and clinicians.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The information on this website ranges from official vaccine recommendations for healthcare professionals to information for the general public about vaccines.
Vaccinate Your Family
Vaccinate Your Family, formally Every Child by Two, founded by Rosalynn Carter and Betty Bumpers, has created these two websites. Each contains a broad array of educational materials and information about vaccines, their safety, vaccine research and science, vaccine misperceptions, and many other topics to help clinicians and parents.
Immunize.org
Immunize.org is a nonprofit organization that promotes immunization for all people against vaccine-preventable diseases. These websites offer educational materials, photos, and video clips for parents, healthcare professionals, the media, and the general public.
U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Vaccines.gov is the federal gateway to information on vaccines and immunizations for infants, children, teenagers, adults, and seniors.
Children’s Hospital of Philidelphia Vaccine Education Center (VEC)
The goal of the VEC at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is to accurately communicate the facts about each childhood vaccine. VEC publishes a monthly vaccine e-newsletter for parents titled “Parents PACK.” For more information click here.
10 Reasons to Vaccinate
If you have ever found yourself asking this question The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases has compiled a list of 10 reasons to be vaccinated which can be viewed here .
IRIS – Idaho’s Immunization Information Reminder System
Idaho’s Immunization Reminder Information System (IRIS) A statewide system to help you and your healthcare provider keep track of your family’s immunization records.
