Success Framework for Adult Immunization Partner Networks

Case Study: Washington Convening Partners for Effective Collaboration

What was the jurisdiction’s experience with partners prior to 

using the framework? 

Washington State has a decentralized governance model and works with a large network of

external partners and a small network of internal partners. They primarily help local health

jurisdictions connect to other organizations and serve as a frontline and secondary partner

for services such as the Nurse Mobile Vaccine Team for homebased services and the Care-AVan, a mobile COVID-19 vaccination clinic that increases vaccine access in Washington’s

medically underserved communities. Washington works with pharmacies (to expand vaccine

access), nurse vendors (to administer COVID-19 vaccines), care facilities (to organize

vaccinations for residents), LHJs (to source vaccines for mobile teams) and home-based

individuals (to increase equitable vaccination coverage). Prior to using the framework,

Washington did not share data (e.g., doses administered, populations served, events held)

with their internal Care-A-Van partner and lacked consistent and organized methods for

routine interdepartmental coordination.

What did this jurisdiction hope to get out of the framework?

Washington is unique among early framework adopters in that it aimed to use the framework

to enhance partner collaborations by defining each partner’s visions and goals and sharing

available data to better coordinate activities. Washington also hoped to strategize ways to

refresh their community programs and build capacity for busy times, such as influenza season.

Flip to page 2 for more!

Washington found it helpful to first review

the framework individually phase by phase,

then to engage a proctor (in a “train-thetrainer” approach) to facilitate framework

navigation and discussion around

recommended actions and next steps. They

noted how using the framework in this way

saved them time in the long-run and

helped them efficiently address any gaps.

Washington focused on Phases A, C, and D 

of the framework. See page 2 for more.

How did this jurisdiction use 

the framework? 
Using the framework: Care-A-Van & 

the Nurse Mobile Vaccine Team each 

spent:

• 1 hour reviewing materials;

• 1 hour discussing the framework;

• 3 hours meeting to review their 

progress and plan next steps

Washington also asked a proctor to guide 

these partners through the process. The 

proctor spent an additional 4 hours working 

through the available resources to prepare to 

lead those meetings.

Success Framework for Adult Immunization Partner Networks

Case Study: Washington Convening Partners for Effective Collaboration

What was achieved using the framework?

By using the framework to identify and increase connection points, Washington strengthened

partnerships to improve their collective services to Washington’s communities that are

medically underserved. Through more regular touchpoints and communication inspired by the

framework, Washington and partners increased their overall geographic reach and maximized

the allocation of their combined personnel and resources to vaccinate more people than any

individual partner could on its own, and in a very short amount of time. Combining services

for multiple nearby cities into one trip, as well as leveraging the geographic spread of program

staff and nurses, has allowed the teams to more efficiently serve a wider area within the state.

How did this jurisdiction use the framework? (cont.) 

Washington used the framework to identify and increase connection points between its

Nurse Mobile Vaccine Team and Care-A-Van, a COVID-19-specific mobile vaccination clinic.

Together, they used the checklist and action plan to identify gaps and points of overlap in

Phases A, C, and D: A1: Refine and update vision; C2: Advancing partner communication to

facilitate the partner network; and D1: Assess data collection and sharing methods. Over the

next month, the group spent a total of 19 FTE hours reviewing Level 1 and Level 2

recommended actions provided in the comprehensive overview and successfully implemented

the following actions:

”

“ The framework holds the lantern 

aloft for those of us that are new to 

pathways within public health and 

allows us to travel faster with more 

confidence and direction 

– Washington 

Going forward, Washington and its partners

plan to revisit the framework in quarterly

meetings to continue leveraging resources and

collaborating to increase their services’

collective impact. Washington also plans to

host an upcoming Monkey Pox Vaccine clinic

with Care-a-Van and mobile team staff, King

County Public Health, and the University of

Washington.

• Set actionable goals, (e.g., conduct more check-ins

on upcoming events and opportunities for

collaboration);

• Evaluated current data collection mechanisms (i.e.,

weekly and monthly status reports on population

served) to assess whether they met partner needs;

• Established weekly and monthly meetings to review

overlap areas, share resources and information on

individual program data, and coordinate on pieces

important to program growth.

For more information, consult the full framework here, 

or reach out to Washington’s Adult Immunization 

Quality Improvement Coordinator, JoAnn Parris.