Immunization: Vaccine Information Toolkit
The Vaccine Information Toolkit includes links to resources for parents and health care providers interested in learning more about vaccines and immunization.
Why immunizations are important
- Stories of Vaccine Preventable
Diseases - Immunization Action Coalition (IAC): Vaccines Work! CDC Statistics Demonstrate Dramatic Declines In Vaccine-Preventable Disease When Compared with the Pre-Vaccine Era
(PDF) - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Vaccine Safety: The
Facts - IAC: Clear Answers and Smart Advice about Your Baby’s
Shots
Reasons for the immunization schedule
- AAP: The Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why is it like
that? - Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP): Too Many Vaccines? What You Should
Know
Vaccine safety
- AAP: Questions and Answers About Vaccine
Ingredients - CHOP: Aluminum in Vaccines: What You Should
Know - Be There for Your Child During
Shots - IAC: After the Shots…What to Do If Your Child has Discomfort
(PDF)
Understanding parental responsibility
IAC: Personal Belief Exemptions For Vaccination Put People At
Wisconsin school immunization requirements
- Wisconsin School Immunization Requirements Booklet, P-44545 (PDF)
- Student Immunization Law: Age/Grade Requirements, P-44021 (Multiple languages)
Resource guide for parents
IAC: Reliable Sources of Immunization Information: Where to go to find
Vaccines derived from fetal cell lines
Vatican Statement on Vaccines Derived from Aborted Human
Talking points and strategies for use with vaccine-hesitant parents
Websites
Journal articles
- Ball LK, Evans G, Bostrom A. Risky business: challenges in vaccine risk communication. Pediatrics. 1998; 101:453-458.
- Dias M, Marcuse EK. When parents resist immunizations. Contemp Pediatr. 2000; 17:75-86.
- Offit PA, Quarles J, Gerber MA, et al. Addressing parents’ concerns: do multiple vaccines overwhelm or weaken the infant’s immune system? Pediatrics. 2002; 109:124-129.
- Offit PA, Jew RK. Addressing parents’ concerns: do vaccines contain harmful preservatives, adjuvants, additives, or residuals? Pediatrics. 2003; 112:1394-1397.
- Diekema DS, and American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Bioethics. Responding to parental refusals of immunization of children. Pediatrics. 2005; 115:1428-1431.
Books
- Vaccines: What You Should Know by Paul Offit, MD, and Louis Bell, MD, 2003.
- Vaccines by Stanley Plotkin, MD, and Water Orenstein, MD, 2004.
- Autism’s False Prophets by Paul Offit, MD, 2008.
- Red Book by AAP, 2009.
- The Vaccine Handbook: A Practical Guide for Clinicians by Gary Marshall, MD, 2010.
- Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (the “Pink Book”) by CDC, 2011.
Contacts
Wisconsin local health departments - Regional offices - Tribal agencies
Email the Wisconsin immunization program at DHSImmProgram@