Tools for Providers
Looking for tools to explain meningococcal vaccine recommendations and assist in improving adolescent coverage for all recommended vaccines? Check out the many helpful tools from CDC, IAC, and other organizations that are highlighted below.
Tools for Providers
Algorithm for MenACWY Immunization in Adolescents 11–18 Years of Age
Easy-to-follow algorithm for administering MenACWY immunization in adolescents, including spacing of doses and minimum intervals
MenACWY: You’re Not Done If You Give Just One
Fact sheet and call to action for healthcare professionals to be sure to give dose #2 of MenACWY at age 16
Recommending MenACWY: What to Say and How to Say It
Talking points for healthcare professionals
Top 10 Ways to Improve Adolescent Immunization Rates
Strategies and tips to raise adolescent immunization rates in your medical setting
Dear Colleague Letter: 16-year-old Visit (IAC)
Dear Colleague Letter from AAFP, AAP, ACHA, ACOG, APhA, SAHM, and IAC on the importance of providing recommended vaccines at 16 years of age
Reminder Postcard
Customizable postcard to remind parents to schedule a MenACWY booster appointment for their adolescent
Developing an Immunization Culture in Your Office
Tips for building a pro-vaccination culture in your practice
Know Your Rates: Measuring Immunization Success in Your Practice
Tips to help your medical practice determine your immunization rates
Meningococcal Vaccination: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, United States, 2020 (CDC)
Official recommendations for use of meningococcal vaccines in the United States
Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule for Ages 18 Years or Younger, United States (CDC)
CDC official immunization schedule for children and teens
Summary of Recommendations for Child/Teen Immunization (IAC)
Summary multipage table providing succinct and clear information about ACIP-recommended vaccines
Ask the Experts: Meningococcal ACWY (IAC)
Practical answers from CDC experts about MenACWY vaccine and its administration
Meningococcal ACWY Vaccine Recommendations by Age and Risk Factor (IAC)
One-page reference sheet for healthcare professionals about routine and high-risk MenACWY recommendations
Screening Checklist for Contraindications to HPV, MenACWY, MenB, and Tdap Vaccines for Teens (IAC)
Form patients/parents fill out to help you evaluate which vaccines can be given at that day’s visit
Standing Orders for Administering Meningococcal ACWY Vaccine to Children and Teens (IAC)
Standing orders template to allow eligible healthcare professionals to vaccinate children/teens who meet criteria outlined on the form
Suggestions to Improve Your Immunization Services (IAC)
Checklist to help clinic staff enhance their vaccination practices and increase immunization rates
Vaccine Information Statements for MenACWY (multiple languages) (IAC)
VISs explaining benefits and risks of MenACWY vaccine
Adolescent Immunization Toolkit (AIM)
Selection of activities and strategies to improve vaccination delivery for adolescents
Establishing an Immunization Platform for 16-Year-Olds in the United States (SAHM)
Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM) position statement supporting the establishment of a 16-year-old immunization platform