Addressing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Adult Immunization, Chicago
- 1 July 2006
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Public Health Management & Practice
- Vol. 12 (4) , 321-329
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00124784-200607000-00004
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).Keywords
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