title: Promoting Adult Pertussis Vaccination in the Workplace.
abstract: Vaccines are an important disease prevention strategy among individuals of all age groups. Despite the success of vaccinations in preventing communicable diseases, adults, in particular, often have sub-optimal vaccination rates. Consequently, some vaccine-preventable diseases, such as pertussis, are still on the rise in the United States despite the availability of the Tdap vaccine. As most adults can be found in the workplace, occupational and environmental health nurses are in a unique position to encourage employers to promote adequate Tdap vaccination among their employees. As specific resources regarding Tdap vaccination are lacking, the Pertussis Prevention Toolkit was developed to help occupational health nurses promote Tdap vaccination in the workplace.
authors.affiliation: Brigham Young University beth_luthy@byu.edu.
authors.forename: Karlen E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Luthy
authors.affiliation: Brigham Young University.
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Bainum
authors.affiliation: Brigham Young University.
authors.forename: Renea L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Beckstrand
authors.affiliation: Brigham Young University.
authors.forename: Janelle L B
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Macintosh
authors.affiliation: Brigham Young University.
authors.forename: Lacey M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Eden
authors.affiliation: Brigham Young University.
authors.forename: Brooke
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Saunders
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D022681:Diphtheria-Tetanus-acellular Pertussis Vaccines; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs / Q000379:methods*; D009785:Occupational Health Nursing; D014481:United States; D014611:Vaccination; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D022681:Diphtheria-Tetanus-acellular Pertussis Vaccines
keywords: communicable diseases; disease prevention; health promotion; immunizations; workforce