KEYWORDS:
Private provider partnership
School Nurse
Training the Trainer
Community-focused mmunization messages

BACKGROUND:
The School Nurse Immunization Promotion Program (SNIPP) began October 2000. The goal has been to provide training, rationale and resources for school nurses to deliver a positive lifespan immunization message to their communities.

OBJECTIVE:
SNIPP Objectives for Year 3:
1. Promote national awareness of the SNIPP.
2. Update current SNIPP materials.
3. Conduct a national TOT program.
4. Expand national dissemination of the SNIPP.

METHOD:
CDC partnership and networking allows for accurate updating of the SNIPP materials. Using the training-the-trainer (TOT) model, national tainers are strategically placed to conduct regional workshops for school and public health nurses, providing training and easy-to-use resources. The SNIPP reduces barriers to fulfilling the collaborative role, as outlined in professional standards of practice, designed to promote community health.

RESULT:
500 school nurses reached in Year 2, many taking the program into their communities. Six-month follow up data being collected. Year 3 targets 500 school and public health nurses; data pending.

CONCLUSION:
School nurses are uniquely positioned in the community to be a conduit for immunziation information. Partnership between CDC and NASN has had postivie effect on the organization's membership, and in turn community constituents served by the school nruses.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
1. Understand key components of the SNIPP.
2. Review impact evaluation data of the SNIPP.
3. Discuss opportunities to expand.