title: Promising practices for school-located vaccination clinics-- part II: clinic operations and program sustainability.
abstract: A school-located mass vaccination program can enable rapid vaccination of a large number of students while minimizing disruption of their school activities. During 3 consecutive influenza seasons beginning in 2005, the Knox County Health Department conducted school-located mass vaccination clinics using live attenuated influenza vaccine. Overall, the proportion of elementary schoolchildren vaccinated with live attenuated influenza vaccine exceeded 40% each year. We describe key lessons learned in clinic operations, including obtaining informed consent, defining the organizational structure and roles, preparing the school, staffing, training, supplies, vaccine management, team communication, and data management. We conclude by discussing program costs and sustainability.
authors.affiliation: Knox County Health Department, 140 Dameron Ave., Knoxville, TN 37917, USA. john.lott@knoxcounty.org
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lott
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003142:Communication; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003625:Data Collection; D003628:Database Management Systems; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D005178:Faculty; D005381:Financing, Organized; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000191:economics / Q000600:supply & distribution; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000517:prevention & control; D007258:Informed Consent; D007318:Inservice Training; D032541:Mass Vaccination / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010290:Parents; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012034:Refrigeration; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013714:Tennessee
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines