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Creating a School Immunizations Toolkit for School Leaders LIMITED
Wednesday April 9, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am CDT
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The Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (ICAAP) Coverage project focuses on reducing barriers to school-required vaccinations and improving school immunization coverage rates. A survey among school health staff and workgroup consisting of school nurses, pediatricians, local health department leaders, and other pediatric clinicians, identified an opportunity to increase buy-in on school-required immunizations from school administrators. In collaboration with the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), Illinois School Board of Education (ISBE), Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH), Chicago Public Schools (CPS), and Illinois Association of School Nurses (IASN), ICAAP worked to create a detailed toolkit for school principals and superintendents to help promote vaccine confidence and compliance immunization requirements. The goal of this project is to empower school leadership to help make their school communities healthier and safer and enforce required immunizations.


The toolkit includes positive and cohesive messaging on required and recommended immunizations, an overview of school forms, resources for newly arrived populations and students who are uninsured/underinsured, tips for working with pediatric health care providers, and outreach materials for families on school immunization requirements.


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Caroline Werenskjold, MPH

Senior Manager of Immunizations Programs, Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Caroline is a Senior Manager of Immunizations Programs at the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (ICAAP). She started at ICAAP in 2021, focusing on sharing education aboutt eh COVID-19 vaccines. Now she leads programs for improving school vaccination rates. Prior... Read More →
Wednesday April 9, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am CDT
Redbird B

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