Patient/Parent Resources for Pediatric Patients
Practice Resources
Health Care Professionals' Guide for Speaking with Parents
Read and share this guide to learn common questions asked by parents about influenza and influenza vaccination and appropriate answers.
Health Care Professionals' Guide for Speaking with Parents
Fact Sheet
Read and share this fact sheet to learn more about influenza and the importance of vaccination.
Frequently Asked Questions
Read and share these frequently asked questions to learn more about influenza and the importance of vaccination.
Template Waiting Room Article
Customize and print copies of this template article to be left in waiting rooms or included in existing newsletters to remind parents to have their children vaccinated against influenza.
Template Waiting Room Article (PDF)
Template Waiting Room Article (Word)
Reminder Kit
Reminder kit materials are available to assist health care practices in reminding their patients to schedule influenza vaccination for their children. The customizable kit includes a reminder letter/e-mail, postcard and on-hold and voicemail scripts.
Template Reminder Letter/Email
Customize and send this template letter to patients to remind them that it is time for influenza vaccination.
Template Reminder Letter/Email (PDF)
Template Reminder Letter/Email (Word)
On-Hold Reminder Scripts
Record this message on your office phone system to remind callers that it is time for influenza vaccination.
Voicemail Reminder Scripts
Record this message as part of your office voicemail message to remind callers that it is time for influenza vaccination.
Parent Education Video
This entertaining, informational video will help inform parents about influenza and the importance of annual influenza vaccination for their children. The five-minute video, which can be shown in waiting rooms, explains how influenza is transmitted to infants and children, and highlights the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) influenza vaccination recommendations to vaccinate certain children, particularly those with a medical condition such as diabetes, asthma or heart disease, and anyone in close contact with these high-risk children, including parents, grandparents, siblings and babysitters.