title: Implementing a School-Located Vaccination Program in Denver Public Schools.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  School-located vaccination (SLV) offers an opportunity to deliver vaccines to students, particularly those without a primary care provider.
  
  
  METHODS
  This SLV program offered 2 clinics at each of 20 elementary schools (influenza vaccine) and 3 clinics at each of 7 middle/preschool-eighth-grade schools (adolescent platform plus catch-up vaccines) during the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 school years. Established programmatic processes for immunization delivery in an outreach setting were used. Billing and vaccine inventory management processes were developed. Vaccines from the federal Vaccines for Children program were used for eligible students. Third-party payers were billed for insured students; parents were not billed for services.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The proportion of enrolled students who received at least 1 dose of vaccine increased from year 1 to year 2 (elementary: 28% to 31%; middle: 12% to 19%). Issues identified and addressed included program planning with partners, development and implementation of billing processes, development of a solution to adhere to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act requirements, development and utilization of an easy-to-comprehend consent form, and implementation of standard work procedures.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This SLV program offered an alternative approach for providing vaccinations to students outside of the primary care setting. To be successful, ongoing partnerships are needed.
authors.affiliation: University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, 12631 East 17th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045. judith.shlay@dhha.org.|Denver Public Health Department, Denver Health Immunization and Travel Clinic, 605 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204. judith.shlay@dhha.org.
authors.forename: Judith C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Shlay
authors.affiliation: Denver Public Health Department, Denver Public Health Immunization and Travel Clinic, 605 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204. Sarah.Rodgers@dhha.org.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rodgers
authors.affiliation: Division of Student Services, Department of Nursing and Student Health Services, Denver Public Schools, 780 Grant Street, Denver, CO 80203. jean.lyons@dpsk12.org.
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lyons
authors.affiliation: Division of Student Services, Denver Public Schools, 780 Grant Street, Denver, CO 80203. scott.romero@dpsk12.org.
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Romero
authors.affiliation: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., Atlanta, GA 30333. tcv3@cdc.gov.
authors.forename: Tara M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Vogt
authors.affiliation: Denver Public Health Department, 605 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204. Emily.Mccormick@dhha.org.
authors.forename: Emily V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: McCormick
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D002648:Child; D003120:Colorado; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D006284:Health Plan Implementation / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000191:economics; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000191:economics; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D012572:School Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines
keywords: adolescent vaccines; influenza vaccines; school-located vaccinations