Partners

One of VASN's functions is to improve school health services and health education by establishing and maintaining working relationships with other agencies and organizations. These partnerships take many forms including collaborative projects and coalitions with organizations that share a similar mission.

Organizational Collaborations

VASN is fortunate to work with a variety of public and private organizations and coalitions to advance the health, safety, and wellbeing of Virginia’s school children. Work is done in such key areas as reducing the spread of communicable diseases, controlling chronic illness, covering the uninsured, and promoting healthy living. Other initiatives include increasing access to health, eliminating of health disparities, and improving the delivery of safe and effective school nursing care.

VASN liaisons and representatives collaborate with the following organizations:
- Children’s Healthy Eye Coalition
- Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC)
- Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network
- Legislative Coalition of Virginia Nurses
- National Board for Certification of School Nurses
- National Association of School Nurses
- Project Immunize Virginia
- School Nurse Institute Partnership
- Virginia Action for Healthy Kids
- Virginia Asthma Coalition
- Virginia Chapter of the AAP
- Virginia Coalition for Children’s Health
- Virginia Council for Private Education
- Virginia Department of Education
- Virginia Department of Health
- Virginia Diabetes Council
- Virginians for a Healthy Future
- Voices for Virginia’s Children
- Virginia High School League
- Virginia Nurses Association
- Virginia Nurses Political Action Committee
- Virginia Parent Teacher Association’s Health Committee
- Virginia Quality Healthcare Network