Minnesota Department of Health



Unable to Contact Letter

[Template for LPH]

[County public health letterhead]

(Date)

My name is ________, I am a public health nurse for ______ County and I work with our county’s Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention Program. I have not been able to reach you and would like to set a time that I can talk with you over the phone or in-person.

My work focuses on making sure infants who are born to mothers who have hepatitis B get the treatment and care they need. I meet with moms to provide education about hepatitis B and to assist with follow-up care for them and their babies. I also work with doctors to help make sure that their patients, both the mom and baby, receive the care they need.

Your doctor may have explained how hepatitis B can be passed from mother to baby at birth. To protect your baby from hepatitis B, they will need to receive two shots at birth and finish their hepatitis B vaccine series on time. After your baby gets all their vaccines their blood will be tested to make sure they are protected from hepatitis B. This blood test should be done when your baby is 9-12 months old.

You and your baby’s doctor will be receiving reminder letters from me when it is time for your baby to receive their hepatitis B vaccinations as well as their blood test.

If you have household members who do not know if they are protected from hepatitis B, I can help them get testing and vaccine.

I have enclosed information for you. Please call me with any questions you may have. I look forward to meeting with you.

Sincerely,

(name) (phone)

(title)

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