Student Leadership in Public Health Advocacy: Lessons Learned From the Hepatitis B Initiative
- 1 August 2003
- journal article
- Published by American Public Health Association in American Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 93 (8) , 1250-1252
- https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.93.8.1250
Abstract
Increasing hepatitis B vaccination rates for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders is a priority. Laws requiring vaccination prior to school enrollment have helped, yet many youths remain unvaccinated. The Hepatitis B Initiative (HBI), launched in 1997 and operated by public health and medical school students, provides free screenings and vaccinations to Boston’s Asian American/Pacific Islander community, with a focus on youths. By October 2002, 997 HBI patients from Boston’s Chinatown had received free hepatitis B screenings. Of these, 384 patients (39%) were deemed susceptible to the hepatitis B virus and provided with free vaccination.Keywords
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