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Tuesday, March 6, 2007: 11:00 AM-12:00 PM

E3: Multiple Approaches to Recognizing and Overcoming Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Adult Vaccination

Presenters in this workshop will discuss factors related to vaccine uptake in older adults. Research results will be used to highlight potential contributors to racial/ethnic disparities in influenza vaccination and suggest strategies to reduce or eliminate these disparities.
Moderator:Megan Lindley
11:00 AMIntroductory Remarks
11:05 AMLow Flu Vaccination Rates In a Caribbean and African American Community: Participatory Research to Provide Insight and Guidance
Philip Noyes, Edward Wake, Moses Mansu, Regina Graham, Yoreel Fraser, Kesha Crichlow, Jane R. Zucker, Victor Hunter, Adam Karpati
11:20 AMAddressing Immunization Disparities: A Practice-Level Observation Study
Martha Ann Terry, Tammy Thomas, Ilene Katz Jewell, Natasha Brown, M. Tricia Nowalk, Richard K. Zimmerman
11:35 AMReasons for vaccination and non-vaccination for influenza: do they differ by race/ethnicity among the elderly?
Karen G. Wooten, Ashleigh Peoples, James A. Singleton
11:50 AMDiscussion

The 41st National Immunization Conference (NIC) of CDC