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Adolescent Vaccine Materials for State and Local Health Departments

CDC has created a set of materials to help state and local health departments support the implementation of ACIP adolescent vaccine recommendations. The materials are provided as templates and refer to meningococcal disease and pertussis (whooping cough); however, when customized they can include human papillomavirus (HPV) and other recommended vaccines. Use these links to view and download free of cost. Additional electronic educational materials are available as well (e.g., e-cards and podcasts, blogs, etc). We encourage health departments and organizations to utilize the materials. If you are interested in customizing these materials to your state, contact the Meningitis and Vaccine Preventable Diseases Branch at 1-800- CDC-INFO. Examples of state specific materials are available by request .

Education and communication materials are now available! As more become available, they will be added to this site.

Goals

  • Provide state and local health departments with a set of tools to facilitate educational campaign implementation around adolescent immunizations.
  • Educate caregivers and adolescents about meningococcal disease and pertussis (whooping cough) and associated vaccines.
  • Promote awareness of the importance of adolescent immunizations among adolescents, caregivers and healthcare providers.
  • Provide healthcare providers and schools with educational materials to facilitate efforts to improve adolescent immunization.

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Target Audiences

  • State health departments
  • Caregivers of adolescents
  • Healthcare providers
  • Organizations supporting immunization activities
  • Adolescents

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This page last modified on August 12, 2008
Content last reviewed on April 29, 2008
Content Source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

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