Child health records: documents and digital health file
How to organize health documents, vaccine certificates, reports and access to your child's Electronic Health Record.
"Health booklet" or "health record" can mean different things depending on the region and service: paper booklet, certificates, vaccine records, Electronic Health Record, reports and attestations.
The goal is not a perfect binder. It is finding information quickly when needed: pediatric visit, vaccine, emergency care, travel or enrollment in services.
What to collect
- Health card or tax/health code.
- Birth discharge letter.
- Important reports.
- Vaccine certificate or records.
- Pediatrician contacts.
- Allergies, medicines or relevant conditions.
- Travel documents if needed.
- Electronic Health Record access, if available.
For administrative documents after birth, see post-birth documents.
Electronic Health Record
The Electronic Health Record is the digital access point for many health documents. Access for minors may require specific procedures, delegations or steps through regional services.
Always verify on the national portal, your Region's website or your local health authority.
Vaccines and visits
Keep:
- vaccine invitations;
- updated certificates;
- any reactions reported;
- next appointments;
- pediatrician notes.
For schedules and appointments, read vaccines in the first year and first-year pediatric visits.
Useful links
Sources and further reading
- Fascicolo Sanitario Elettronico - Fascicolo Sanitario Elettronico
- Accesso per i minori - Fascicolo Sanitario Elettronico
- Fascicolo Sanitario Elettronico. Con te, per la tua salute - Ministero della Salute
- Calendario vaccinale - Ministero della Salute
Sources are used to support general informational content and do not replace advice from a pediatrician or healthcare professional.
