What to know
- These materials are intended for healthcare providers to counsel patients about alcohol use and pregnancy and inform them about alcohol screening and brief intervention.
- Materials include factsheets, badge cards, video, and a commentary.
How to use these resources
- Clinics or health systems can print hard copies to distribute to healthcare professionals as appropriate.
- Links to the resources below can be shared via partner communication channels and can easily be disseminated as email attachments.
- National partners, healthcare professional organizations, and other federal agencies can also include the resources on their websites.
Fact sheets
Four fact sheets, each addressing a separate topic, serve as reference documents for healthcare professionals. Plain text versions are available to save on printing resources.
Healthcare Professional Fact Sheet 1
Healthcare professional Fact Sheet 2
Let's talk about incorporating Alcohol SBI into your Healthcare Practice
Healthcare Professional Fact Sheet 3
Let's talk about alcohol and pregnancy
Healthcare Professional Fact Sheet 4
Let's talk about discussing alcohol and pregnancy with patients
Badge cards
Badge cards are provided in both print-ready format (3.35” x 2.13” PDFs) and graphics optimized for smartphones (1080p x 1920p PNGs). Healthcare professionals can quickly reference these documents during clinical encounters with patients, either in print or digital format. Healthcare professionals and systems can print and laminate hard copies for healthcare professionals to carry or attach to their badges. Health systems and clinics can also integrate the content into their electronic medical records or other healthcare professional resources.
Badge Card 1
Opening a SBI Conversation and Brief Intervention Tips
Badge Card 2
Standard Drink Chart and Risky Drinking Levels
Badge Card 3
Facts to help female patients Understand Health Impacts of Alcohol
Video
This animated video introduces alcohol SBI to healthcare professionals who are not yet conducting this preventive service or are not doing so consistently. Health systems and clinics can share the video with healthcare professionals in huddles, staff meetings, grand rounds, or other brief training and reminder settings. Health systems and clinics can also integrate the video into their online healthcare professional resources. The video can be used in conjunction with badge cards to support practice change.
Commentary
The article can be posted in national partner and healthcare professional organizations’ newsletters, bulletins, and other channels used for communicating with healthcare professionals.
Expert Commentary: Let's Talk About Alcohol SBI and Pregnancy