Vaccines for Adult Patients
Resources for Educating Adult Patients about Vaccines
Educate your patients about vaccine-preventable diseases and encourage them to get vaccinated.
Thousands of adults in the United States die each year from diseases that they could have been vaccinated against. Many adults remain unvaccinated because they are unaware or misinformed about the need for vaccines beyond childhood.
As a health care professional, you understand the importance of immunization as our best defense against serious, sometimes deadly diseases. To learn more about recommended vaccines for adults, listen to this podcast by Dr. Carolyn Bridges.
Download and use the free materials below to educate and encourage your patients to get vaccinated. You will find print materials such as posters and brochures, all of which are copyright free. All pieces are in English and many are also available in Spanish. You can also order some of these materials directly from CDC for your practice. You will also find links to digital media you can link to or download. These are ideal for your practice’s Web page or to show on an electronic display in your practice.
Disease-specific Resources
Patient-specific Resources
- Adults (General)
- Older Adults
- Pregnant
Women - Travelers
- Adults with Special
Health Conditions - Healthcare Workers
Patient Handouts
These materials can be printed on your office printer and given to patients to take home for more detailed information about recommended vaccines.
The recommended vaccines prescription pad can also be ordered from the Public Health Foundation web site.
- Do You Know Which Adult Vaccines You Might Need? [199 KB, 2 pages]
Summary of vaccines recommended for adults, 8-1/2" x 11", portrait, suitable for printing in color or in black & white - Recommended Immunizations for Adults (Color) [243 KB, 2 pages]
Easy-to-read schedule of ACIP recommended immunizations, 8-1/2" x 11", 2 sides, landscape - Recommended Immunizations for Adults (Black and White) [247 KB, 2 pages]
Easy-to-read schedule of ACIP recommended immunizations, 8-1/2" x 11", 2 sides, landscape - Are You Asking for It?
Brochure promoting Adult Vaccine Quiz, 8-1/2 x 11 landscape folds to 3-5/8 x 8-1/2, color, available in 3 versions - Recommended Vaccines Prescription Pad [47 KB, 1 page]
4.25" x 5.5"
Posters/Flyers
These flyers can be printed on your office printer and posted on bulletin boards in health care offices, clinics, or in patient exam rooms. All materials encourage adults to ask about the vaccines they might need.
Printed size: 8.5" x 11"
- Shots Aren't Just for Kids [1MB, 1 page]
Suitable for printing in color or in black & white - Ask Your Healthcare Provider*
- Ask Your Doctor*
- Ask Your Pharmacist*
*Each of these flyers are also available as color posters (16" x 24") that can be hung in a health care office, clinic or pharmacy. These materials are available by an email request. All fonts, graphics, and high-resolution files for each of these posters will be sent via CD. Once received, you can give the CD to your commercial printer.
E-card
Adults Need Vaccines Too
Send an electronic greeting card to patients encouraging them to make sure they are up-to-date on recommended vaccines.
Video
Vaccine Scene Investigation
This 4-minute video on the importance of adult immunization can be played in patient waiting and exam rooms as well as included on a healthcare office or clinic web page.
Podcast
Adults Need Immunizations Too
This 4-minute podcast encourages adults to get immunized to protect themselves, their families, and communities from serious and deadly diseases.
Posters/Flyers
These flyers can be printed on your office printer and posted on bulletin boards in health care offices, clinics, or pharmacies. Each flyer encourages adults to prevent disease by getting vaccinated.
Printed size: 8.5" x 11"
Suitable for printing color or b/w on office printer.
- You Can’t Stop Time, But You Can Stop Serious Diseases [166KB, 1 page]
- I Keep Myself and My Grandchildren Healthy [563KB, 1 page]
(Grandfather with granddaughter) - I Keep Myself and My Grandchildren Healthy [561KB, 1 page]
(Grandmother with granddaughter) - Me mantengo saludable y a mis nietos también [1MB, 1 page]
I keep myself and my grandchildren healthy; grandmother with daughter and granddaughter - Reduce Your Risk of Shingles. Get Vaccinated [8MB, 1 page]
Patient Handouts
These materials can be printed on your office printer and given to patients to take home for more detailed information about recommended vaccines.
Printed size: 8.5" x 11"
Suitable for printing color or b/w on office printer.
- Attention Older Adults – Vaccines are not just for kids Factsheet [178KB, 1 page]
- Shingles Vaccine Fact Sheet (Color) [939KB, 1 page]
- Shingles Vaccine Fact Sheet (Black and White) [3MB, 1 page]
- Shingles Vaccine Personal Story (Color) [1MB, 2 pages]
- Shingles Vaccine Personal Story (Black and White) [140KB, 2 pages]
- Questions about the Pneumococcal Shot Brochure (Bilingual, Double-sided)
- Ask your Doctor about Pneumococcal Shot Card (English, Double-sided)
- Ask your Doctor about Pneumococcal Shot Card (Spanish, Double-sided)
Patient Handouts
These materials can be printed on your office printer and given to patients to take home for more detailed information about recommended vaccines.
Printed size: 8.5" x 11"
Suitable for printing color or b/w on office printer.
Patient Handouts
These materials can be printed on your office printer and given to patients to take home for more detailed information about recommended vaccines.
Printed size: 8.5" x 11"
Suitable for printing color or b/w on office printer.
Patient Handouts
These materials can be printed on your office printer and given to patients to take home as a reminder to stay up-to-date on recommended vaccines.
Printed size: 8.5" x 11"
Suitable for printing color or b/w on office printer.
- What You Need to Know About Asthma and Vaccines [968KB, 1 page]
- What You Need To Know About Pregnancy and Vaccines [2MB, 1 page]
- What You Need to Know about Diabetes and Vaccines [1MB, 1 page]
- What You Need to Know about Stroke and Vaccines [1MB, 1 page]
- What You Need to Know about Heart Disease and Vaccines [1MB, 1 page]
Each of these handouts are also available as commercial quality color tear sheets (3.5" x 8.5") that can be given to patients as reminder materials. These materials are available by an email request. All fonts, graphics, and high-resolution files for each of these posters will be sent via CD. Once received, you can give the CD to your commercial printer.
These materials can also be ordered from the Public Health Foundation web site.
Posters/Flyers
- Are Your Are Your Vaccinations Up-to-date? Flyer [888KB, 1 page]
Printed size 8.5" x 11" - Are Your Are Your Vaccinations Up-to-date? Poster [198KB, 1 page]
Printed size 16" x 24"
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