Health and Medical Guide to Children and Adolescent Health Childhood Immunization Health information topics about Childhood Immunization: Children 1. Vaccination: An Act of Love Pan American Health Organization http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PIN/sv04_monica_eng.pdf Coping 1. Shots and Children: Managing the Stress Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=FL00079 Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Definitions of Terms Related to Immunization National Vaccine Program Office http://www.hhs.gov/nvpo/glossary1.htm 2. Immunization Glossary National Immunization Program http://www.cdc.gov/nip/webutil/terms/glossary.htm Directories 1. State Health Profiles for Immunization National Partnership for Immunization. http://www.partnersforimmunization.org/immunizationprogram.html Law and Policy 1. Immunization Laws National Vaccine Program Office http://www.hhs.gov/nvpo/law.htm 2. Parents and Vaccines for Children Program National Immunization Program http://www.cdc.gov/nip/vfc/Parent/parent_home.htm 3. Vaccines Licensed for Immunization and Distributed Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cber/vaccine/licvacc.htm 4. Overview of Vaccine Safety National Immunization Program http://www.cdc.gov/nip/vacsafe/ 5. Commonly Asked Questions About the National Vaccin Health Resources and Services Administration http://www.hrsa.gov/osp/vicp/qanda.htm National Institutes of Health 1. Understanding Vaccines National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/vaccine/pdf/undvacc.pdf Organizations 1. Every Child By Two http://www.ecbt.org/ 2. American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.aap.org/ 3. Immunization Action Coalition http://www.immunize.org/ 4. National Immunization Program http://www.cdc.gov/nip/ 5. National Network for Immunization Information http://www.immunizationinfo.org/ 6. National Vaccine Program Office http://www.hhs.gov/nvpo/ Overviews 1. Childhood Vaccines: What They Are and Why Your Chi American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/028.xml 2. Vaccine-Preventable Childhood Diseases National Immunization Program http://www.cdc.gov/nip/diseases/child-vpd.htm 3. Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.immunize.org/cdc/child-schedule.pdf 4. Protecting Your Child against Serious Diseases: Ma Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/opacom/lowlit/shots.html Pictures/Diagrams 1. Photos of People with Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Immunization Action Coalition http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/pict001.htm Related Issues 1. Thimerosal & Vaccines National Immunization Program http://www.cdc.gov/nip/vacsafe/concerns/thimerosal/faqs-thimerosal.htm 2. Current Vaccine Delays and Shortages National Immunization Program http://www.cdc.gov/nip/news/shortages/default.htm 3. Mercury & Thimerosal National Immunization Program http://www.cdc.gov/nip/vacsafe/concerns/thimerosal/faqs-mercury.htm 4. Safety of Multiple Vaccines National Immunization Program http://www.cdc.gov/nip/vacsafe/concerns/gen/multiplevac.htm 5. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and Vaccinatio National Immunization Program http://www.cdc.gov/nip/vacsafe/concerns/SIDS/default.htm 6. Facts and Myths about Immunizations Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body/fact_myth_immunizations.html 7. Combination Vaccines National Network for Immunization Information http://www.immunizationinfo.org/immunization_issues_detail.cfv?id=50 8. Additives in Vaccines National Immunization Program http://www.cdc.gov/nip/vacsafe/concerns/gen/additives.htm 9. 10 Tips on Evaluating Immunization Information National Vaccine Program Office http://www.hhs.gov/nvpo/tips.htm 10. Immunizations for Babies: A Guide for Parents Immunization Action Coalition http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4010.htm Research 1. No Link between Childhood Immunizations and Type 1 Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/research/diabetes_immunizations.html 2. Severe Allergic Reactions to Childhood Vaccines Ar Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/research/vaccine_reaction.html 3. Asthma and Vaccines National Network for Immunization Information http://www.immunizationinfo.org/immunization_issues_detail.cfv?id=58 4. Controversial Study Withdrawn Suggesting Link betw Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/breaking_news/mmr_autism_study.html 5. Many Children Are Undervaccinated or Have Delayed American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZKO2UI56E&sub_... 6. Vaccines and Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria National Network for Immunization Information http://www.immunizationinfo.org/immunization_issues_detail.cfv?id=38 Specific Conditions 1. Vaccine Side Effects National Immunization Program http://www.cdc.gov/nip/vacsafe/concerns/side-effects.htm 2. Vaccine Recommendations for Infants and Children: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/travel/child-vax.htm Statistics 1. Why Immunize? American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/whyimmunize.htm 2. More U.S. Children Are Getting Their Shots Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r030731.htm 3. FASTATS: Immunization National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/immunize.htm 4. Eliminate Disparities in Adult & Child Imm Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Minority Health http://www.cdc.gov/omh/AMH/factsheets/immunization.htm Teenagers 1. Adolescent Immunization National Coalition for Adult Immunization, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases http://www.nfid.org/factsheets/adolncai.html 2. Are You 11-19 Years Old? 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