childhood
Immunization

program

Torrington Area Health District, 350 Main Street - Suite A, Torrington, CT 06790

Childhood Immunization Program

Immunization Schedule

School Immunization Requirements

Mercury Concerns

Communicable & Chronic  Disease Control

Complaint Investigation

Childhood Immunization Program

Lead Poisoning Prevention Program

Lyme Disease

Rabies

Be Wise, immunize

The goal of the Torrington Area Health District Childhood Immunization Program is to ensure that all children are appropriately immunized by age two. Together with the State of Connecticut Immunization Program, we are able to provide educational material to parents and healthcare workers. We provide assistance to families in obtaining immunizations for their children through local providers. We are also an integral part of the Connecticut Immunization Registry, which track children's immunization records at 7 and 19 months. We provide outreach services to those that have fallen behind and we are a local immunization resource for parents, schools and physicians.

The Diseases Vaccines 
Prevent 
& 
What You Need To Know

The following list of diseases can be prevented or minimized through vaccinations. Complications from these diseases can lead to pneumonia, brain damage, heart problems, blindness, and even death. By clicking on the disease you will be linked to a site that provides information about the disease and the vaccine.

diphtheria
www.immunize.org/vis/dtap01.pdf

Haemophilus influenzae type b (hib)
www.immunize.org/vis/hib99.pdf

Hepatitis B
www.immunize.org/vis/hepb01.pdf

Measles / Mumps / Rubella
www.immunize.org/vis/mmr03.pdf

Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
www.immunize.org/vis/dtap01.pdf

Pneumococcal Disease
www.immunize.org/vis/pnPCV7.pdf

Polio
www.immunize.org/vis/ipv-00.pdf

Tetanus (Lockjaw)
www.immunize.org/vis/dtap01.pdf

Varicella (Chickenpox)
www.immunize.org/vis/varic99.pdf

LINKS to other websites in the medical bag

Immunization
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Contact

Torrington Area Health District's Childhood 
Immunization 
Program

Phone: 
860-489-0436

Susan Sawula  
*Extension 38

Karen Nugent 
*Extension 46

Email:
ssawula@tahd.org
knugent@tahd.org