Tailored Interventions to Increase Influenza Vaccination in Neighborhood Health Centers Serving the Disadvantaged

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ID11030004
AutoresRichard K Zimmerman (0000-0001-5941-6092, Richard K. Zimmerman, Mary Patricia Nowalk, Mahlon Raymund, and Melissa Tabbarah are with the Department of Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa. Richard K. Zimmerman is also with the Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, as is Edmund M. Ricci. David G. Hall is with the East Liberty Family Health Care Center, Pittsburgh. J. Todd Wahrenberger is with the Northside...), Mary Patricia Nowalk (0000-0002-1702-2690, Richard K. Zimmerman, Mary Patricia Nowalk, Mahlon Raymund, and Melissa Tabbarah are with the Department of Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa. Richard K. Zimmerman is also with the Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, as is Edmund M. Ricci. David G. Hall is with the East Liberty Family Health Care Center, Pittsburgh. J. Todd Wahrenberger is with the Northside...), Mahlon Raymund (Richard K. Zimmerman, Mary Patricia Nowalk, Mahlon Raymund, and Melissa Tabbarah are with the Department of Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa. Richard K. Zimmerman is also with the Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, as is Edmund M. Ricci. David G. Hall is with the East Liberty Family Health Care Center, Pittsburgh. J. Todd Wahrenberger is with the Northside...), Melissa Tabbarah (Richard K. Zimmerman, Mary Patricia Nowalk, Mahlon Raymund, and Melissa Tabbarah are with the Department of Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa. Richard K. Zimmerman is also with the Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, as is Edmund M. Ricci. David G. Hall is with the East Liberty Family Health Care Center, Pittsburgh. J. Todd Wahrenberger is with the Northside...), David Hall (0000-0003-0215-978X, Department of Health), David G Hall (0000-0001-9266-9040, Richard K. Zimmerman, Mary Patricia Nowalk, Mahlon Raymund, and Melissa Tabbarah are with the Department of Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa. Richard K. Zimmerman is also with the Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, as is Edmund M. Ricci. David G. Hall is with the East Liberty Family Health Care Center, Pittsburgh. J. Todd Wahrenberger is with the Northside...), J Todd Wahrenberger (Richard K. Zimmerman, Mary Patricia Nowalk, Mahlon Raymund, and Melissa Tabbarah are with the Department of Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa. Richard K. Zimmerman is also with the Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, as is Edmund M. Ricci. David G. Hall is with the East Liberty Family Health Care Center, Pittsburgh. J. Todd Wahrenberger is with the Northside...), Stephen A Wilson (0000-0002-9468-0005, Richard K. Zimmerman, Mary Patricia Nowalk, Mahlon Raymund, and Melissa Tabbarah are with the Department of Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa. Richard K. Zimmerman is also with the Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, as is Edmund M. Ricci. David G. Hall is with the East Liberty Family Health Care Center, Pittsburgh. J. Todd Wahrenberger is with the Northside...), Edmund M Ricci (Richard K. Zimmerman, Mary Patricia Nowalk, Mahlon Raymund, and Melissa Tabbarah are with the Department of Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa. Richard K. Zimmerman is also with the Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, as is Edmund M. Ricci. David G. Hall is with the East Liberty Family Health Care Center, Pittsburgh. J. Todd Wahrenberger is with the Northside...)
Año2003
Volumen93
Número10
Páginas1699-1705
Fecha de publicación2003-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
EditorialAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.93.10.1699
PMID14534225
OpenAlexW2151659111
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas12
Referencias citadas13

Objectives. We designed and evaluated interventions to increase adult immunizations within inner-city health centers. Methods. Interventions included reminders, standing orders, and walk-in “flu shot clinics.” Patients were surveyed and records evaluated. Results. Records from 1 center showed that immunization rates increased from 24% to 30% (P Conclusions. Tailored interventions can improve immunization rates at inner-city health centers

Confidence interval · Immunization · Influenza vaccine · Logistic regression · Odds ratio · Psychological intervention · Vaccination · Demography · Immunology · Influenza Virus Research Studies · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Respiratory viral infections research · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy · Gerontology