The “Sharp Shooter Award” is awarded to a WyVIP provider or other public health partner to recognize excellence and/or innovation demonstrated through an outstanding project or initiative focused on improving immunization outcomes.
Current Sharp Shooter Award Recipients:
Campbell County Public Health Nursing
Top row, left to right: Pat David, RN, BC; Heather Reede, RN; Penny Eutsler, RN; Lin Sassman, RN; Vivian Watson, RN; Pat Heinz; Meranda Allen; Kelly Hubbard, RN, BC; Carmen Harrison, RN.Middle row: Renee Hochhalter, RN; Joli Carr, RN; Della Amend, RN, BC; Jane Bradberry, RN; Amber Grubb, RN; Deanne Dinsmoore.Front row: Sue Edwards, RN; Linda Duvall, RN; Reba Lindblom, RN.
Jane Bradberry, RN, and team saw the potential to utilize the new barcode scanning technology for their one day, 1200+ immunization event where barcode scanning was put to the test! Read about Campbell County Public Health Nursing's annual flu clinic —a true mass immunization event, and how using the scanners saved time and money in the December 2011 Jab & Gab.
Sheridan County Community Health
Toby Granger, RN, ADN; Michael Strahan, MD, Sheridan County Health Officer; Bobbie Spahn, RN, ADN; Kathie Schonenbach, RN, ADN; Josie Stewart, RN, BSN; Loretta Lindberg, Secretary; Melanie Kawulok, MS, FNP-BC, Director; Carrie Legerski, Secretary; RebeccaToner, Secretary; Wanda Williamson, CNA; Wendy Mort, Officer Manager; Amy Wyatt, RN, BSN; Sue Feck, RN, BSN; Anna Atkinson, RN, ADN.
After learning the WyVIP program would be unable to provide flu vaccine to non-VFC eligible children, the community of Sheridan County pulled together to meet the needs of the children in their area. Dr. Michael Strahan, Sheridan County Health Officer, encouraged the community to look at local funding options to pay for the influenza vaccines needed to cover kids who were not eligible for VFC vaccine. A task force, consisting of public health nurses, hospital staff, local doctors, and school nurses, worked together and met their goal of collecting $15,500 to purchase 1500 doses of flu vaccine.
Sheridan County Public Health worked with the school nurses from their three districts and began scheduling clinics. Melanie Kawulok, Director of Sheridan County Public Health, reported that they administered influenza vaccine at no cost to 1,312 students in 14 Sheridan County schools.
Past Sharp Shooter Award Recipients:
Washakie County Public Health, August 2008
Earned for efforts in protecting boys at the Wyoming Boys School against vaccine-preventable diseases.
Cheyenne-Laramie County Health Department, October 2008
This award was based on their concentrated efforts to improve adolescent immunizations through school-based clinics. UW Student Health, January 2009 Presented for their freshman immunization campaign aimed at increasing immunizations among older adolescents.
Cheyenne Children’s Clinic, June 2009
Recognized for enhanced efforts in administering recommended hepatitis A vaccine.
Evanston Pediatrics, August 2010
Demonstrated significant improvement in their immunization coverage levels from April 2009 to April 2010 attributed to use of the Reminder/Recall function of the WyIR.
Roosevelt High School, October 2011
Presented for their work in trying to protect adolescents in Wyoming, specifically against meningitis.
The Sharp Shooter Award is given in recognition of excellence and/or innovation demonstrated through an outstanding project or initiative focused on improving immunization outcomes.
Congratulations and thank you to all recipients for your exceptional efforts.