For Specific Groups of People:
Pre-teens and Adolescents
On this page:
What Parents, Pre-teens, and Adolescents Should Know
- Which vaccines do pre-teens/ adolescents need?
- Why do pre-teens need vaccines?
- Questions and answers
- Adolescent and Adult Vaccine Quiz
To help you understand what vaccines you might need, you can complete the Adolescent and Adult Vaccine Quiz online.
- International travel
- Where can I get immunization records?
- How can I get help paying for vaccines?
- Información en Español
For Health Professionals
- Vaccination recommendations
From the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) - Vaccine information
Information about HPV vaccine, MCV4, Tdap, Influenza, and the vaccines that pre-teens/ adolescents may need to "catch up" on - Clinical description and diagnosis
- International travel
- Screening Questionnaire for Child and Teen Immunization
- Pre-teen Vaccine Campaign
Gallery of flyers, posters, and other materials with culturally-appropriate messages addressing parents whose cultural identification is African American, Causacian, Hispanic, Korean, Native American (Northwest and Southwest) or Vietnamese - Provider education
- Strengthening the Delivery of New Vaccines for Adolescents--A Supplement to Pediatrics
- Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program
- National Immunization Survey adolescent coverage data New data Oct 2009
- Teen Vaccination Coverage Rising
podcast (6:07 mins)
For State and Local Health Departments
- "It's Their Turn" Initiative
Brief description of the materials, it's goals, and the target audiences. - Materials for "It's Their Turn"
Flyers and other materials to help state and local health departments support meningococcal conjugate and Tdap vaccine recommendations. These materials are provided as templates that can be customized to include human papillomavirus (HPV) and other recommended vaccines. - Preteen Vaccine Week Resources from the state of California UPDATED Dec 2009
Plan your activities for Preteen Vaccine Week. Download the campaign kit, view brochures, PSAs, posters, postcards, etc.
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Content last reviewed on December 3, 2008
Content Source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
