Government public housing health needs assessment: focus on race, ethnicity, and the older adult: background, methods, and demographics.

St. Vincent's Catholic Medical Centers of New York initiated a study in 2009 to assess the health needs of residents of New York City (NYC) municipal housing at the Robert Fulton public housing complex in Manhattan. The aim of this project was to provide valid data on perceived health services needs of the residents of a NYC housing project.

Notch-ligand expression by NALT dendritic cells regulates mucosal Th1- and Th2-type responses.

Our previous studies showed that an adenovirus (Ad) serotype 5 vector expressing Flt3 ligand (Ad-FL) as nasal adjuvant activates CD11c(+) dendritic cells (DCs) for the enhancement of antigen (Ag)-specific IgA antibody (Ab) responses. In this study, we examined the molecular mechanism for activation of CD11c(+) DCs and their roles in induction of Ag-specific Th1- and Th2-cell responses. Ad-FL activated CD11c(+) DCs expressed increased levels of the Notch ligand (L)-expression and specific mRNA.