During National Immunization Awareness Month, Cook County officials, school and religious leaders made a united call to encourage measles vaccinations as kids head back to school. With cases of measles on the rise nationwide and the number of unvaccinated suburban Cook County youth doubling in the past 10 years, Cook County Department of Public Health has launched a new awareness campaign encouraging measles vaccinations when youth reach age 1 and 4 or before entering kindergarten. The campaign features two teddy bears symbolizing the key ages when children should receive their measles (MMR) vaccine doses. The campaign’s creative (both in  English and Spanish) will be in market from mid-August through mid-October on transit, billboards and digital platforms throughout suburban cook county. To learn more about measles visit Measles – Cook County Department of Public Health. Want to get the facts about measles? Visit Measles Myths vs. Facts – Cook County Department of Public Health, www.cookcountypublichealth.org.