Resources for Health Care Professionals
Welcome to the Health Care Professionals’ Resource Hub. Use these resources to stay up to date on all aspects of immunization. Access one-pagers, tools, and multimedia resources – all in one convenient place.
Vaccine Checklists and Assessments
One-page tools for screening and skills assessment to improve the vaccination process and patient experience in your practice.
Supporting Immunizations in Your Practice
Best practices for promoting an effective, team-based approach to immunization services.
Research on Vaccine Confidence in Missouri
For more detailed insights, please email Immunization@health.mo.gov.
Discover the research insights that inspired the creation of the HCP Hub for vaccine information.
Discover the research insights that informed the Missouri Vaccine Campaign.
Inspiration from the Field
Learn how health care professionals around the state are having compassionate vaccine conversations with their patients.
Vaccine Recommendation Fact Sheets
Quick guides to vaccine recommendations.
Recommended Immunizations for Children from Birth to 6 Years Old
Navigating Vaccine Conversations and Recommendations
Tools and tips to build confidence and make vaccine conversations more effective.
Parents:
- How to Approach Conversations with Parents About Routine Pediatric Vaccinations
- Building Confidence When Talking to Parents About Children's Vaccines
- Science-Based Materials for Vaccine Hesitancy (Parents)
- Effective Scripting: Moving the Needle for Vaccine Hesitant Parents
- Communicating About Vaccinations: Evidence-Based Recommendations to Shift the Narrative (Children)
- Quick Responses to Infant Vaccine Questions
- Questions Parents Ask About Vaccinations for Babies
- Childhood Immunization Discussion Guides
- Adolescent Immunization Discussion Guide
Adults:
- Adult Immunization: Importance of Staying Up to Date with Vaccines
- 5 Important Reasons for Adults to Get Vaccinated
- Anticipatory Guidance to Recommend Routine Vaccination for Adults
- Vaccine Conversation Guide: Flu
- Talking with Patients about COVID-19 Vaccination: An Introduction to Motivational Interviewing
Pregnancy:
Vaccine Administration
Tools and job aids for administering vaccines, from reducing patient anxiety to choosing the correct needle gauge.
- Addressing Vaccination Anxiety in Adolescents/Adults: Strategies for Healthcare Professionals
- Addressing Vaccination Anxiety for Children
- Vaccine Administration Tools and Job Aids
Vaccine Safety
Tools for explaining vaccine safety to patients.
Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
One-page guides to diseases and the vaccines that prevent them. Includes risks, symptoms, and prevention strategies to aid vaccine conversations.
