Addressing racial and ethnic disparities in adult immunization, Chicago.
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).
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Immunization Program at the Chicago Department of Public Health, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA. morita_julie@cdph.org
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
D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines