title: Addressing racial and ethnic disparities in adult immunization, Chicago.
abstract: In 2002, Chicago was selected as one of five demonstration sites for the Racial and Ethnic Adult Disparities in Immunization Initiative (READII). READII was a multiyear demonstration project focused on identifying effective methods to increase influenza and pneumococcal vaccination rates among African American and Hispanic senior citizens (> or =65 years of age).
authors.affiliation: Immunization Program at the Chicago Department of Public Health, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA. morita_julie@cdph.org
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morita
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D002641:Chicago; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006266:Health Education; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011634:Public Health
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines