Medical, Health and Condition-Specific Information Resources
The Illinois Department of Public Health Vax Verify portal (also known as the Illinois Resident Immunization portal) provides access to your official immunization records.
You must be 18 years old or older to create a Vax Verify account or have legal guardianship of a minor to add them to your account.
Violence Prevention and Support Resources
The Illinois Department of Public Health put together this list of violence prevention and support resources.
Topics covered include mental health and crisis support, violence prevention and intervention support, and report of child abuse or abuse of an older adult or adult with a disability.
Well-Child Visits and Recommended Vaccinations During COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
Well-child visits and recommended vaccinations are essential and help make sure children stay healthy.
Families have been doing their part by staying at home as much as possible to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Unfortunately, many children have missed check-ups and recommended childhood vaccinations. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has created a website with information for families and those who care for children to help them catch up on missed vaccinations.
The site includes fact sheets, posters, social media templates, and sample newsletter articles to encourage caregivers to get back on track with childhood vaccinations in:
Wellness Visits and Routine Vaccinations During COVID-19
The Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (ICAAP) encourages families to maintain routine pediatric appointments during the COVID-19 pandemic and reach out to pediatricians for questions and support during this difficult time. In-person, routine well-child visits are still recommended for all children at this time, especially children under two who need to maintain their vaccination schedules.
ICAAP provides this helpful infographic on well-visits and immunization for families.
What to Expect During and After Your COVID-19 Vaccine
UIC’s Division of Specialized Care for Children put together this helpful fact sheet to help you know what to expect before and after you receive your COVID-19 vaccine.
Working With Your Personal Attendant to Keep You Safe From Coronavirus
Information from the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Program for Healthcare Justice for People with Disabilities.
How to protect yourself, myth busters and helpful resources.
“We Can Do This” COVID-19 Vaccine Information, Toolkits and Resources
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services‘ “We Can Do This” campaign features consistent, fact-based COVID-19 public health information and shareable resources in multiple languages and formats all in one place.
“We Can Do This” provides facts sheets, posters, social media posts, videos and outreach toolkits on topics including:
- Tailored information for at-risk groups
- Booster information
- Finding and preparing for a COVID-19 vaccine
- COVID-19 survivor stories and testimonials
- Ask the doctor videos