Vaccination Resources for Schools and Communities
Help protect students from preventable diseases by ensuring they are up to date on routine and recommended vaccinations. Explore resources on childhood vaccines and help spread the word.
Featured Resources
Vaccine Checklist for Parents
en español
This chart helps parents and caregivers track which routine vaccinations the CDC recommends for school-age children.
Increasing Vaccinations: Equitable School-Based Solutions to Keep Kids Healthy and Learning
Watch a panel of experts share how schools can leverage restorative practices and equity-based solutions to improve vaccine access and confidence among children, families, and communities.
Assessing and Addressing Childhood Vaccine Delay
Key findings of Healthier Generation research on parent attitudes, beliefs, and intentions around vaccines, reasons for delay, and trusted sources of information.
Resources for Families
Increasing Vaccinations: Equitable School-Based Solutions to Keep Kids Healthy and Learning
Watch a panel of experts share how schools can leverage restorative practices and equity-based solutions to improve vaccine access and confidence among children, families, and communities.
Vaccine Checklist for Parents
Track which routine vaccinations the CDC recommends for school-age children, including Tdap and Meningococcal.
Stay Up to Date with COVID-19 Vaccines Including Boosters (CDC)
Find out if you and your child are eligible for an updated COVID-19 booster.
Possible Side Effects After Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine (CDC)
This resource provides common side effects that may be experienced after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
Here's Why Your Preteen Needs the HPV Vaccine (AAP)
Learn more about the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Multiple Vaccinations at One Time (AAP)
The American Academy of Pediatrics shares how childhood vaccines can be safely given together during a single visit.
Video: Facing Meningitis
This educational video by Texas Children's Hospital conveys the importance of young people receiving the meningococcal meningitis vaccine.
Schools and Vaccines
Increasing Vaccinations: Equitable School-Based Solutions to Keep Kids Healthy and Learning
Watch a panel of experts share how schools can leverage restorative practices and equity-based solutions to improve vaccine access and confidence among children, families, and communities.
Call to Action: What Schools Can Do to Promote Routine Vaccination Catch-Up Among School Aged Children (CDC)
Strategies to help school aged children get back on track with their vaccinations.
Ways Schools Can Support Routine Vaccination Catch-Up Among School-Aged Children
This toolkit from the Public Health Foundation provides information about routine vaccines and school vaccination requirements to protect children against vaccine-preventable diseases.
Child and Adolescent Vaccine Assessment Tool (CDC)
Take the quiz to learn which shots your child may need.
Communication Strategies for Promoting COVID-19 Vaccination in Schools
Strategies to communicate for promoting COVID-19 vaccinations in schools.
Who Needs a Flu Vaccine (CDC)
The CDC shares information and recommendations for receiving a flu vaccine.
Information on State Vaccination Requirements
State-by-state information from the Immunization Action Coalition.
Immunization Transition Toolkit
This Immunization Transition Toolkit from the National Association of School Nurses is for use during student transitions within the school system.
Child Vaccination Across America (AAP)
Use this interactive map to explore your state’s immunization rates and compare them with national rates.
Child and Teen Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Digital E-book that highlights symptoms and prevention of child and teen vaccine preventable diseases.
Addressing the Decline of Vaccination Rates of U.S. Students
The School Superintendents Association provides resources to support educational leaders in understanding and providing direction to address vaccination declines among students.
Vaccination: Helping children think, learn and thrive
The Value of Immunization Compendium of Evidence (VoICE) highlights evidence of why vaccination is key to childhood development.
Prevent 6 Cancers with the HPV Vaccine
The American Cancer Society shares how the HPV vaccine can prevent six types of cancer later in life.
Vaccine Confidence
Building Trust in COVID-19 Vaccines (CDC)
Many factors influence vaccine decision-making. Learn how to build trust in the COVID-19 vaccine.
Boosting Public Discourse: Reframing Childhood Immunization
The FrameWorks Institute shares resources to advocate for expanding access to childhood and adolescent vaccination.
Vaccinate with Confidence (CDC)
Vaccinate with Confidence is CDC’s strategic framework to strengthen vaccine confidence and prevent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases in the United States.
Toolkit: Building Family Confidence in the COVID-19 Vaccine
The National Association of School Nurses, in partnership with the Institute for Educational Leadership and the FrameWorks Institute, shares strategies to increase confidence in and access to pediatric COVID-19 vaccinations.
Follow the Path to Increase HPV Vaccinations
Take these steps for effectively recommending HPV vaccination.
Vaccine Access and Equity
Assessing and Addressing Childhood Vaccine Delay
Key findings of Healthier Generation research on parent attitudes, beliefs, and intentions around vaccines, reasons for delay, and trusted sources of information.
Equity in Childhood COVID-19 Vaccination (CDC)
Information and resources to improve COVID-19 vaccine access in your community.
En Español
Lista de verificación de vacunas para padres
Esta tabla ayuda a los padres y a los cuidadores a seguir las vacunas rutinarias recomendadas por el CDC para los niños de edad escolar.
Mantenerse al día con las vacunas contra el COVID-19, incluidas las dosis de refuerzo
Averigüe si usted y su estudiante son elegibles para un refuerzo COVID-19 actualizado.
Múltiples vacunas al mismo tiempo (AAP)
La American Academy of Pediatrics comparte cómo las vacunas infantiles se pueden administrar juntas de manera segura durante una sola visita.
Por qué su hijo preadolescente necesita la vacuna contra el VPH (AAP)
Obtenga más información sobre la vacuna contra el virus del papiloma humano (VPH) de la American Academy of Pediatrics.
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