Prenatal Tdap Workgroup Resources

Prenatal Tdap Meeting Slides

• May 31, 2017 
• June 28, 2017
• July 31, 2017
• September 14, 2017   
• November 30, 2017
• January 17, 2018
• March 29, 2018

Letters from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to Physicians

• Implement Prenatal Tdap Program to Prevent Infant Pertussis in California (12-30-16)
• To Physicians about Infant Pertussis: Prevention, Evaluation and Treatment (8-3-16)

Letter from the California Conference of Local Health Officers to Local Health Dept. Staff

• Prenatal Tdap Immunizations and Prenatal Care Providers (12-11-17) with accompanying Template Letter for Prenatal Care Providers with Pregnant Patients that did not Receive Prenatal Tdap and Infants Developed Pertussis  

Educational Materials for Prenatal Care Providers

• Provide the best prenatal care to prevent pertussis
• Making a stong vaccine referral to pregnant women
• Medical Board of California Newsletter (Spring 2017, pg. 15-16)
• Immunization Priorities to Prevent Infant Pertussis

 Provider Tools

• Prenatal Tdap/Influenza Immunization Declination Form –  English and Spanish
  Use this form to document patient declinations. Please note:DHCS contracts require that Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans document patient refusal of the immunization in the form of a signed statement. (See Q17 in the Medi-Cal Coverage of Immunizations to learn more.)
• Gestational Wheel Order Form
  Use this form to order FREE gestational wheels, which include timing for Tdap and flu immunizations
• Prenatal Immunization Rx Pad
• List of FREE Prenatal Tdap Immunization Resources for Prenatal Care Providers
• VIS Tdap Vaccine – English and Spanish
• CDC Toolkit for Prenatal Care Providers

ACOG’s Tdap Immunization Toolkit  

• Update on Immunization and Pregnancy:  Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis Vaccination – ACOG Committee Opinion 718, September 2017
• Provider FAQs (updated 2017)
• Patient Frequently Asked Questions (Updated 2017) English | Spanish
• Managing Costs 

Local Health DepartmentToolkits

• San Francisco’s Prenatal Tdap Vaccination Toolkit 
• San Diego’s Prenatal Tdap Vaccination Toolkit
• Stanislaus’s OB Provider Toolkit

Tools for Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans

• Steps to Preventing Infant Pertussis: The Critical Role of Managed Care
• Template Letter from Plans to Physicians

FAQs: Medi-Cal Coverage of Immunizations 

• Medi-Cal Coverage of Immunizations
• ​Pharmacy-Administered Vaccines in California

Data and Reports

• CDPH Pertussis Reports (Look under Surveillance Reports)
• Maternal and Infant Health Assessment Survey: Tdap and Influenza Immunization in Pregnant Women 
• Infant Pertussis Cases and Incidence Rates, 2012-16
   

Patient Education Materials

Materials from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH):

• Immunizations for a Healthy Pregnancy Brochure – English and Spanish
• ​Expecting?  Protect yourself and your baby against flu and whooping cough! flyer– English and Spanish
• Your baby may be at risk for flu and whooping cough poster – English and Spanish
• Need A Ride? flyer (Coming Soon)!
  Use this to promote Medi-Cal’s new transportation benefit 

Materials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):

• You can start protecting your baby from whooping cough before birth flyer – English and Spanish 
• Protect Your Baby from the Start – English and Spanish

Tools and Information for Pharmacists

• Shelf Talker featuring pregnant woman (unbranded)
• Board Of Pharmacy Alert: Medi-Cal Expands Access to Adult Immunizations in Pharmacies (5/2017) 
• Template letter to be modified by pharmacists who want to reach prenatal care providers in their database