The 37th National Immunization Conference of CDC

Sheraton Ballroom II
Wednesday, March 19, 2003: 4:00 PM-5:30 PM

F2: Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Adult Immunization

Presenters in this workshop will describe strategies conducted by various organizations to reach racial minorities and improve their influenza immunization rates.
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to list current national and state efforts to reduce racial and ethnic disparities and identify effective programs to effectively reach and immunize more racial and ethnic populations.

Moderator:Serigne M. Ndiaye
4:00 PMIntroductory Remarks
4:05 PMClosing the Gap: Outreach to African-Americans and Asians to reduce flu immunization disparities
Anne Avery, Joni V. Jones
4:20 PMNational Effort to Reduce Disparities: 12 States Address Adult Immunization Rates for Minorities
Christina Blanchard-Horan
4:35 PMPromoting Prevention for Healthy Communities: The National Asian American Immunization Project
Claudia Lee
4:50 PMOutreach to Diverse Communities and Barriers to vaccinations in underserved communities
Shirley M. Bordelon
5:05 PMDiscussion

The 37th National Immunization Conference of CDC