Immunization Action Coalition
www.immunize.org
The Coalition is a non-profit organization which promotes appropriate immunization against vaccine-preventable diseases. The website offers a wealth of information including many educational pieces for parents/patients.

National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
www.cdc.gov/vaccines
www.cdc.gov/spanish/inmunizacion (Spanish)
The National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) is a part of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. NIP provides leadership for the planning, coordination, and conduct of immunization activities nationwide.

CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis
www.cdc.gov/hepatitis
www.cdc.gov/spanish/enfermedades/hepatitis (Spanish)
CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis provides comprehensive information on viral hepatitis on its website.

Every Child By Two
www.ecbt.org
Through this organization, Rosalynn Carter (former First Lady of the United States) and Betty Bumpers (former First Lady of Arkansas/wife of Arkansas Senator Dale Bumpers) work toward the goal of reducing infant mortality through timely immunization.

National Vaccine Program Office (NVPO)
www.hhs.gov/nvpo
NVPO is federal program which provides pertinent information about childhood, adolescent, and adult immunizations. Their site offers publications and reports on vaccine-preventable diseases, vaccine safety, vaccine coverage, immunization laws, and immunization registries.

National Network for Immunization Information (NNii)
www.immunizationinfo.org
NNii provides current, science-based information to health care professionals, the media, policy makers, and the public. All information provided by NNii is extensively reviewed to ensure that it is scientifically accurate and up-to-date.

Vaccine Education Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
www.vaccine.chop.edu
The goal of the Vaccine Education Center is to accurately communicate the facts about each  childhood vaccine as well as how vaccines are made, how and why vaccines work, who recommends them, whether they are safe, whether they are still necessary, and when they should be given.

www.vaccine.chop.edu/parents VEC's Parents PACK program includes a special newsletter for parents, a "Frequently Asked Questions" section, and contact information for submitting a question.

Childhood Immunization Support Program
www.cispimmunize.org
An immunization website for parents supported by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

WHO
WHO Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals
www.who.int/immunization/en
WHO's vaccine safety websites meeting essential and important good information practices criteria
www.who.int/immunization_safety/safety_quality/approved_vaccine_safety_websites/en/
Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety
www.who.int/vaccine_safety/en
   
PHONE NUMBERS
 
CDC-INFO Contact Center: 800-232-4636 (800-CDC-INFO)
Call this 24 hours/7 days a week, toll-free number to request information on immunization. The number is 800-232-4636 (800-CDC-INFO). This is an integrated CDC hotline service. Callers to this number are given several options, one of which is immunization. This line will accommodate English and Spanish.
 
BOOKS & BOOKLETS
  
Vaccinating Your Child: Questions and Answers for the Concerned Parent
By Sharon Humiston, MD, MP, and Cynthia Good
Peachtree Publishers, 2000

Vaccines: What Every Parent Should Know
By Paul Offit, MD, and Louis Bell, MD
IDG Books, 1999

Plain Talk About Childhood Immunizations (40-page booklet, also available in Spanish)
From Public Health-Seattle & King County, Washington
www.metrokc.gov/health/immunization/childimmunity.htm
Spanish version: www.metrokc.gov/health/immunization/vacunasinfantil.pdf

Parents Guide to Childhood Immunization (94-page booklet)
From CDC's National Immunization Program
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/parents-guide/default.htm

This page was reviewed on June 9, 2008