Pertussis Protection Campaign

These clinics participated in the 2012 Pertussis Protection Campaign and helped deliver a powerful message about the importance of immunization for physicians and healthcare providers.  Clinics such as these made pertussis a priority patient safety initiative to reduce the transmission of pertussis in Minnesota.  Congratulations to these participating clinics:

Affiliated Community Medical Centers

Allina Medical Clinic - Annandale

Allina Medical Clinic - Cokato

Allina Medical Clinic - Cottage Grove

Allina Medical Clinic - Ramsey

Big Lake Clinic

Browns Valley Clinic

Cromwell Medical Clinic

Duluth Family Practice Center

Edina Sports Health & Wellness PA

Entira Family Clinics - North St. Paul

Entira Family Clinics - White Bear Clinic- Banning Avenue

Entira Family Clinics - White Bear Clinic- Bellair Avenue

Fairfax Medical Clinic PA

Foley Medical Center LTD

Glencoe Regional Health Services

Gunderson Lutheran Health System – Harmony Clinic

Gunderson Lutheran Health System - Houston Clinic

Gunderson Lutheran Health System - La Crescent Clinic

Gunderson Lutheran Health System - Spring Grove Clinic

Ilko Family Medicine

Lakewood Health Center Clinic

Parkview Medical Clinic

RC Hospital and Clinics

Rivers Edge Clinic

Stevens Community Medical Center - Starbuck Clinic
 

Notes
The Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians Foundation is the solely responsible for the content and implementation of the Pertussis Protection Campaign.  Support for this project is made possible by the Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians Foundation through an education grant from Sanofi Pasteur U.S.  For more information please contact Lynn Balfour, Executive Director of the Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians Foundation at foundation@mafp.org, 952-542-0130 or 800-999-8198.

Resources

Order Additional Laminated Tdap Vaccine Pocket Information Cards

American Academy of Family Physicians Votes to Expand Tdap Vaccine Recommendation

ACIP Updated Recommendations for Tdap in Adults Aged 65 and Older (June 2012)

Immunization Action Coalition Healthcare Personnel Vaccination Recommendations

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Immunization Schedules for Adults

Minnesota Department of Health Pertussis Information for Health Professionals

Minnesota Department of Health Tdap Vaccine

Minnesota Department of Health Pertussis Disease Statistics by County, 2012