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A Multilevel Community-Based Intervention to Increase Influenza Vaccination Rates Among Hard-to-Reach Populations in New York City

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ID11024910
AuthorsMicaela H Coady (At the time of the study, Micaela H. Coady, Shannon Blaney, Danielle C. Ompad, Sarah Sisco, and David Vlahov were with the Center for Urban Epidemiological Studies at the New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY. Sandro Galea is with the School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.), Sandro Galea (0000-0002-7534-0945, At the time of the study, Micaela H. Coady, Shannon Blaney, Danielle C. Ompad, Sarah Sisco, and David Vlahov were with the Center for Urban Epidemiological Studies at the New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY. Sandro Galea is with the School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.), Shannon Blaney (At the time of the study, Micaela H. Coady, Shannon Blaney, Danielle C. Ompad, Sarah Sisco, and David Vlahov were with the Center for Urban Epidemiological Studies at the New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY. Sandro Galea is with the School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.), Danielle C Ompad (0000-0003-0240-0393, At the time of the study, Micaela H. Coady, Shannon Blaney, Danielle C. Ompad, Sarah Sisco, and David Vlahov were with the Center for Urban Epidemiological Studies at the New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY. Sandro Galea is with the School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.), Sarah Sisco (At the time of the study, Micaela H. Coady, Shannon Blaney, Danielle C. Ompad, Sarah Sisco, and David Vlahov were with the Center for Urban Epidemiological Studies at the New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY. Sandro Galea is with the School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.), David Vlahov (0000-0003-4007-4445, At the time of the study, Micaela H. Coady, Shannon Blaney, Danielle C. Ompad, Sarah Sisco, and David Vlahov were with the Center for Urban Epidemiological Studies at the New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY. Sandro Galea is with the School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.)
Year2008
Volume98
Issue7
Pages1314-1321
Publication date2008-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2007.119586
PMID18511725
PMCIDPMC2424104
OpenAlexW2105274270
LanguageEN
Citations received20
References cited46

Objectives. We sought to determine whether the work of a community-based participatory research partnership increased interest in influenza vaccination among hard-to-reach individuals in urban settings. Methods. A partnership of researchers and community members carried out interventions for increasing acceptance of influenza vaccination in disadvantaged urban neighborhoods, focusing on hard-to-reach populations (e.g., substance abusers, immigrants, elderly, sex workers, and homeless persons) in East Harlem and the Bronx in New York City. Activities targeted the individual, community organization, and neighborhood levels and included dissemination of information, presentations at meetings, and provision of street-based and door-to-door vaccination during 2 influenza vaccine seasons. Participants were recruited via multiple modalities. Multivariable analyses were performed to compare interest in receiving vaccination pre- and postintervention. Results. There was increased interest in receiving the influenza vaccine postintervention (P Conclusions. Targeting underserved neighborhoods through a multilevel community-based participatory research intervention significantly increased interest in influenza vaccination, particularly among hard-to-reach populations. Such interventions hold promise for increasing vaccination rates annually and in pandemic situations

Disadvantaged · Environmental health · Family medicine · General partnership · Influenza vaccine · Intervention (counseling) · Political science · Population · Psychological intervention · Sociology · Vaccination · Demography · Immunology · Influenza Virus Research Studies · Medicine · Nursing · Smoking Behavior and Cessation · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy · Gerontology

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