Back to School with Routine Vaccines
As parents prepare to send their children back to school, remind them routine vaccinations are a great tool to keep kids healthy, in school, and ready to learn.
![Two girls smiling. Text: Before heading back to school, let’s catch up on routine vaccines.](/vaccines/events/back-to-school/images/bts-header.jpg?_=60243)
All staff in schools and in healthcare settings play critical roles in helping children get caught up on their routine vaccines before the start of a new school year. Use these resources to help kids stay up to date on their vaccines.
- Learn ways schools [3 pages] can help children get caught up on routine vaccines
- Read about 5 evidence-based strategies that schools can use to support routine vaccination catch-up among children
- Learn ways healthcare professionals [2 pages] can help children get caught up on routine vaccines
- Use proven strategies to encourage routine immunizations on schedule.
Help children get a healthy start to a new school year by spreading the word on recommended routine vaccines. You can include these resources in your social media, newsletter, or other communications to parents.
- Use this web feature as a link in your social media posts.
- Share immunization schedules with parents.
- If parents are unsure what vaccines their child needs, the Childhood Vaccine Quiz can give them a list of vaccines based on their answers.
Use these Back to School graphics and print resources to promote children catching up on their routine vaccines.
Graphics
English
![Two girls talking. Text: Before heading back to school, let’s catch up on routine vaccines.](/vaccines/events/back-to-school/images/ChildVax-back2school-1.jpg?_=60141)
![Group of kids at school smiling. Text: Before heading back to school, let’s catch up on routine vaccines.](/vaccines/events/back-to-school/images/ChildVax-back2school-2.jpg?_=60144)
![Two kids raising hands in class. Text: Before heading back to school, let’s catch up on routine vaccines.](/vaccines/events/back-to-school/images/ChildVax-back2school-3.jpg?_=60147)
![Back2School-1080x1080-batch4-A Teenage girl playing a guitar. Text: Before heading back to school, let’s catch up on routine vaccines.](/vaccines/events/back-to-school/images/Back2School-1080x1080-batch4-A.png?_=15089)
![Two teenagers laughing. Text: Before heading back to school, let’s catch up on routine vaccines.](/vaccines/events/back-to-school/images/Back2School-1080x1080-batch4-B.png?_=15103)
![Three teenagers embracing smiling. Text: Before heading back to school, let’s catch up on routine vaccines.](/vaccines/events/back-to-school/images/Back2School-1080x1080-batch4-C.png?_=15115)
Spanish
![Back2School_FB-IG_1080x1080_Static_Batch4_A-es Una joven tocando la guitarra. Texto: Antes de que regresen a la escuela, pongámoslos al día con las vacunas de rutina.](/vaccines/events/back-to-school/images/Back2School-1080x1080-batch4-A-es.png?_=70491)
![Dos jóvenes riendo. Texto: Antes de que regresen a la escuela, pongámoslos al día con las vacunas de rutina.](/vaccines/events/back-to-school/images/Back2School-1080x1080-batch4_B-es.png?_=70504)
![Tres jóvenes abrazados sonriendo. Texto: Antes de que regresen a la escuela, pongámoslos al día con las vacunas de rutina.](/vaccines/events/back-to-school/images/Back2School-1080x1080-batch4-C-es.png?_=70516)
![ChildVax-Back2School-FB-1080x1080-es Dos niñas sonriendo. Texto: Antes de que regresen a la escuela, pongámoslos al día con las vacunas de rutina.](/vaccines/events/back-to-school/images/ChildVax-Back2School-1080x1080-es.png?_=53987)
Print Resources
English
![ChildVax-Back2School-poster-b Girl reading outdoors. Text: Before heading back to school, let’s catch up on routine vaccines.](/vaccines/events/back-to-school/images/ChildVax-Back2School-poster-b.jpg?_=67695)
![ChildVax-Back2School-poster-a Girl smiling in a classroom. Text: Before heading back to school, let’s catch up on routine vaccines.](/vaccines/events/back-to-school/images/ChildVax-Back2School-poster-a.jpg?_=41368)
Spanish
![ChildVax-Back2School-poster-es Una niña leyendo en la biblioteca. Texto: Antes de que regresen a la escuela, pongámoslos al día con las vacunas de rutina.](/vaccines/events/back-to-school/images/ChildVax-Back2School-poster-es.jpg?_=41407)