Table I.

Characteristics of the Three Religious Institutions^a

	Buddhist Temple	Hindu Temple	Islamic Center/Mosque
Number of Members	Approximately 300; about 15 monks and nuns in residence.	20,000 on mailing list.	4,000 to 5,000 members (informally defined); social service unit sees 5 to 6 clients each day.
Location	Manhattan	Queens	Queens
Geographic Reach (community served)	New York City metropolitan area, but mostly the local Chinatown neighborhood	Tri-state area (New York, New Jersey, Connectictut)	New York City metropolitan area
Main Activities	Full range of Buddhist religious activities Religious counseling to members on a walk-in basis by monks and nuns Participation in community-wide Buddhist festivals Free meals Fund-raising for charitable activities	Full range of Hindu religious activities Library of religious texts Youth and children’s cultural and educational programs Sanskrit and other language classes Yoga classes Senior Citizens Center Cafeteria Interfaith activities	Daily prayer services and other religious programs Publishing and distribution of Islamic literature to promote Islam Religious study group for women Youth and children’s cultural and educational programs Fund-raising for domestic and international relief activities for Muslims Immigration-related services and other social services for clients Interfaith activities.
Past or Current Health-Related Activities	Collaborates annually with NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to administer free flu shots to the community.	Annual health fair and blood donation drive	Sporadic health education lectures and workshops for members; referral of clients to appropriate service providers as required.
Past or Current HIV-Related Activities	None	HIV prevention video shown at annual health fair	Some HIV awareness training for some staff

^aCertain institution characteristics have been omitted to preserve anonymity.