title: Asian-American adolescent immigrants: the New York City schools experience.
abstract: This article describes development and implementation of a school-based vaccination program that targeted Asian-American adolescents. The program was implemented by the Chinatown Health Clinic in New York City in two high schools and a junior high school in Lower Manhattan. The article examines strategies effective in vaccinating this varied group of adolescents. Rates of completion for the three-dose hepatitis B vaccine are compared between schools. Optional serology testing for hepatitis B infection was conducted as part of the school program and rates of infection in this population are presented. The article discusses the importance and effectiveness of school-based programs in providing essential health services to this group of adolescents.
authors.affiliation: School-Based Hepatitis B Immunization Program, Chinatown Health Clinic, New York, NY 10013, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Au
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tso
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001213:Asian; D002648:Child; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines