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Illinois Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Home
  • About
    • News
    • Leadership and Staff
    • Membership and Committees
    • Career Center
    • Job Openings at ICAAP
  • Education
    • Annual Educational Conference
    • Learning Management System
  • Programs
    • Early Childhood Initiatives
      • Breastfeeding
      • Early Intervention
      • Oral Health
      • Reach Out & Read
    • Adolescent Health Initiatives
      • Transitioning Youth to Adult Health Care
    • Housing Insecurity
      • First Steps: Improving Child Health and Housing
      • Collaborative on Child Homelessness – Illinois
    • Food Insecurity
    • Immigration
      • Midwest Human Rights Consortium
      • Improving Access to Care for Children in Immigrant Families
      • Refugee Immigrant Child Health Initiative
    • Immunizations
      • COVID-19 Immunization Campaign
      • Flu Immunization Campaign
      • Back to School Campaign
      • Family Immunization Resources
      • Provider Immunization Resources
    • Lead Poisoning
  • Donate Now
  • Advocacy
  • Events

RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES

COVID-19 Vaccines for Toddlers & Infants
COVID-19 Vaccines for Toddlers & Infants - Spanish
How to Hold Your Little Ones During Vaccination (English)
Tips & Tricks to Get Through the Needlestick (school aged children) - English
Tips & Tricks to Get Through the Needlestick (school aged children) - Spanish
How to Hold Your Little Ones During Vaccination (Spanish)
Tips & Tricks to Get Through the Needlestick (babies and toddlers) - English
Tips & Tricks to Get Through the Needlestick (babies and toddlers) - Spanish

COVID-19 Vaccines

  • Fact sheets about COVID-19 vaccines, available here: in English and Spanish
  • Find a FREE COVID-19 vaccine near you: here
  • When Can Children Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?
  • COVID-19 Vaccines: What You Should Know | Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  • What Kids Need to Know about Getting a COVID-19 Shot
  • EUAs for Recipients and Caregivers
    • Pfizer
    • Moderna
    • Johnson & Johnson's Janssen

Resources for Teens

  • Tips for Teens - Talking with Your Parents or Guardians about Vaccines
  • Tips for Teens- Talking with Your Parents or Guardians about Vaccines - Spanish
  • Anti-Vax to Pro-Vax Stories
  • Conversation Simulator
  • Answers to Questions about COVID-19 and Other Vaccines
  • Illinois Minor Consent Laws

Immunization Schedules & Information

  • Vaccine Recommendations for Infants and Children (Birth - 6 years) *available in Spanish
  • Vaccine Recommendations for Children (7 - 18 years) *available in Spanish
  • Vaccination Milestone Tracker 
  • Child Care and School Required Vaccines by state
  • Human Papillomavirus infographic from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  • COVID-19 Treatment for Children Under 18 Not in the Hospital and at Risk for Severe Illness

Additional Resources

  • Mental Health: Signs Your Child May Need More Support
  • How to pay for vaccines
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
  • HealthyChildren.org

Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)

  • Make sure your child is fully immunized 
  • Top 4 Things Parents Need to Know about Measles
  • Factsheet on Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR), risks, and preventative measures
  • MMR Vaccine Does Not Cause Autism - a look at the evidence 
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Illinois Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
310 South Peoria Street, Suite 304
Chicago, IL 60607

Phone: 312-733-1026
Fax: 312-733-1791
Email: info@illinoisaap.com

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