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Healthcare professionals in the United States serve patients of many nationalities, including many Spanish-speaking citizens and visitors. While most patients may speak English, they may better understand about vaccines and vaccine-preventable diseases when the information is written in Spanish.
Download and print these pieces – or give your patients the Spanish-specific URLs – and promote on-time vaccination across the life span in Spanish as well as in English.
Infants and Young Children
- Disease Basics Fact Sheets (Información para los padres)
Basic disease fact sheets from Provider Resources for Vaccine Conversations with Parents. Each includes an overview of the vaccine-preventable disease and vaccine risks and benefits. - Recommended Immunization Schedule
- Recommended Immunizations for Babies [90 KB, 1 page] (Vacunas recomendadas para bebés)
Parent-friendly schedule for babies through age 15 months - Recommended Immunizations for Children from Birth through 6 Years [317 KB, 2 pages] (Vacunas recomendadas para niños, desde el nacimiento hasta los 6 años de edad)
Easy-to-read schedule of recommended immunizations for children from birth to 6 years, with descriptions of vaccine-preventable diseases on back side
- Recommended Immunizations for Babies [90 KB, 1 page] (Vacunas recomendadas para bebés)
- Pertussis prevention
- Speaking of Vaccines [1.56 MB, 15 pages] (La fotonovela Hablando de vacunas)
This Spanish language fotonovela follows the mother of a young child as she learns the importance of keeping her son up-to-date on his vaccinations. There is an emphasis on pertussis prevention messages. - Pertussis Is Spreading in Your Community [1.37 MB, 1 page] (La tos ferina se está propagando en su comunidad)
This flyer addresses the spread of pertussis (whooping cough) in the community
- Speaking of Vaccines [1.56 MB, 15 pages] (La fotonovela Hablando de vacunas)
- Seasonal flu prevention
- Print materials (multiple versions and sizes can be ordered at no cost)
- Videos and podcasts
- Doctor Visits
- Common Questions about Infant Vaccination [102 KB, 1 page] (Preguntas comunes sobre la vacunación de los bebés)
Fact sheet with questions and answers written specifically for Latino parents - Tips for a Less Stressful Shot Visit [136 KB, 2 pages] (Consejos para que la cita de vacunación sea menos estresante)
Learn ways you can support your child before, during, and after shots - How to Hold Your Child during Vaccinations [92 KB, 1 page] (Como sostener a su hijo durante las vacunaciones)
See how a comforting hold can support your child and make the vaccination process less stressful on you and your child
- Common Questions about Infant Vaccination [102 KB, 1 page] (Preguntas comunes sobre la vacunación de los bebés)
Vaccines for Preteens and Teens
(Vacunas para adolescentes)
This fun 30-second video (in Spanish) reminds us that preteens and teens need shots.
(Haga clic para ver este divertido video que nos recuerda que los preadolescentes y los adolescentes necesitan vacunarse.)
Preteens and Teens
- Recommended Immunization Schedule
- For Preteens and Teens (7-18 years) [494 KB, 2 pages] (Vacunas recomendadas para los niños de los 7 años hasta los 18 años de edad)
- Flyers
- You Knew There Would Be Days like This [1.25 MB, 1 page] (Usted sabía que habría días como este)
Humorous reminder that preteens and teens need vaccinations to protect against serious disease
Also available as an 18 x 24 poster [3.25 MB, 1 page]
- You Knew There Would Be Days like This [1.25 MB, 1 page] (Usted sabía que habría días como este)
- Fact Sheets
- HPV Vaccine for Preteens and Teens (La vacuna HPV para preadolescentes y adolescentes)
- Flu Vaccine for Preteens and Teens (La vacuna contra la influenza (la gripe) para preadolescentes y adolescentes)
- Meningococcal Vaccine for Preteens and Teens (La vacuna meningocócica para preadolescentes y adolescentes )
- Tdap Vaccine for Preteens and Teens (La vacuna Tdap para preadolescentes y adolescentes)
- Vaccines for Preteens and Teens: What Parents Should Know [146 KB, 1 page] (Las vacunas para preadolescentes y adolescentes: Qué es lo que deben saber los padres)
- Q&A for Parents of Preteens – HPV Vaccine [1.13 MB, 2 pages] (Preguntas y Respuestas)
- Questions and Answers for Parents about Preteen Vaccines [112 KB, 1 page] (Preguntas y respuestas para los padres acerca de las vacunas para los preadolescentes)
- Information for Parents about Preteen Vaccines [809 KB, 1 page] (Preguntas y respuestas para los padres acerca de las vacunas para los preadolescentes)
Adults
- Flyer
- I Keep Myself and My Grandchildren Healthy [1.74 MB, 1 page] (Me mantengo saludable y a mis nietos también)
- Seasonal flu prevention
- Print materials (multiple versions and sizes can be ordered at no cost)
- Videos and podcasts
- Web page
- Adults Need Immunizations, Too (Los adultos también necesitan vacunarse)
Summarizes need for vaccines throughout adult life to get and maintain protection against 5 vaccine-preventable diseases.
- Adults Need Immunizations, Too (Los adultos también necesitan vacunarse)
Podcasts
Your patients can download vaccine-specific, Spanish-language CDC podcasts to their computer and portable music/video player.
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