International Adoption: Health Guidance and the Immigration Process

Links to Other Important International Adoption Resources

CDC Web Resources

• International travel with infants and children
• Healthy travel for international adoptions
• Podcasts on healthy travel for international adoptions
• Blood lead levels in international adoptees
• CDC’s role in the waiver process
• Medical examination process
• Vaccines for international adoptions

Resources Outside CDC

• State Department information on the international adoption process
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• American Academy of Pediatrics information on pediatricians who specialize in international adoptions [PDF – 24 pages]
• Department of Health and Human Services information on adoption
• United States Citizenship and Immigration Services information on adoptions

For More Information

To learn more about CDC’s role in international adoptions, please contact:

Immigrant, Refugee, and Migrant Health Branch
Division of Global Migration and Quarantine
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road, NE, MS E-03
Atlanta, Georgia, USA 30333
CDC INFO: 1-800-CDC-INFO (232-4636)
TTY: 1-888-232-6348