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  • Tools for Supporting Emotional Wellbeing in Children and Youth

    Dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic has left many children and youth vulnerable to feeling stressed, anxious or depressed. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine website features information and tools for teaching skills that can help children and youth cope with some of the challenges associated with the pandemic such as:

    Changes in their routines
    Breaks in continuity of learning or health care
    Missed significant life events
    Lost security and safety

    Individuals can explore the site’s tools focused on children or teens, learn more about the cognitive behavioral therapy practices that went into them, and find additional mental health and wellness resources. These resources are also available in Spanish.

  • Travel Considerations for People with Down Syndrome [COVID-19]

    Information from Advocate Medical Group Adult Down Syndrome Center

  • Unproven COVID-19 Products, Supplements and Medicines

    If you see a treatment or cure for influenza or COVID-19 that looks too good to be true, it probably is.

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns families about fake or unapproved products that claim to protect people from catching influenza, COVID-19 or other viruses.

    HealthyChildren.org, the parenting website of the American Academy of Pediatrics, provides these tips to help families stay safe from unsafe COVID-19 tests, medications and products.

  • V-Safe After Vaccination Health Checker

    As more Illinois residents become eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, the Illinois Department of Public Health is encouraging those who receive a COVID-19 vaccination to use the V-safe After Vaccination Health Checker.

    V-safe is a smartphone-based tool from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that uses text messaging and web surveys to provide personalized health check-ins after you receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Through v-safe, you can quickly tell CDC if you have any side effects after getting the COVID-19 vaccine. Depending on your answers, someone from CDC may call to check on you and get more information. V-safe will also remind you to get your second COVID-19 vaccine dose if you need one.

  • Vaccine Appointment Call Center

    The Illinois Department of Public Health has launched the Vaccine Appointment Call Center to help people who do not have access to or who have difficulty navigating online services in making appointments to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

    The toll-free Vaccine Appointment Call Center phone number is (833) 621-1284 and can take TTY calls.

    The call center is open seven days a week from 6 a.m. to midnight.  The call center has English and Spanish-speaking call agents with the availability for translation into other languages.

    Call agents will help individuals who do have access to online services navigate the various registration sites.  However, if the individual does not have access to online services or is unable to navigate the site, the agent will make an appointment on their behalf.

  • Vaccine Considerations for People with Disabilities

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides this information on what people with disabilities and their care providers need to know about the COVID-19 vaccine.

     

  • Vaccines.gov

    Hosted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and VaccineFinder from Boston Children’s Hospital, Vaccines.gov provides information and help with:

    • Finding recommended vaccines for respiratory viruses, including COVID-19, the flu and RSV
    • Making an appointment
    • Answering frequently asked questions about the vaccines

  • Vax Verify Illinois

    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:

    English

    Spanish