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In Head Start programs, staff members and families are important partners in helping children be healthy. Childhood immunizations play a critical role in reducing the risk of many illnesses and are a routine part of preventive health care starting in infancy. Staff can help families understand the benefits of vaccines to make it easier for children to stay up to date with immunizations. In this webinar, learn about the current immunization schedule and why immunizations are important.

This webinar is offered with simultaneous interpretation in Spanish.

Key Topics
In this webinar, we’re discussing:

• The benefits of childhood vaccines
• The current childhood immunization schedule
• Immunization related policies, procedures, and processes

Target Audience
This webinar benefits:

• Head Start program staff members, families, directors, managers, and administrators
• Home visitors
• TTA providers
• Child care health consultants
• Head Start Federal and Regional Office staff
• Head Start TTA staff
• Head Start Collaboration Offices

Related Resources
Explore related resources on the Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center (ECLKC) to learn more.

• Immunization Schedules
• Managing Infectious Diseases: Immunizations
• Why It's Important to Get an Influenza Vaccine Every Year

All ECLKC pages are translated into Spanish. Select the Español button on the top right corner to see the Spanish translation.