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Improvements in Correctional HIV Services: A Case Study in Delaware
This article describes the experience and outcomes of the National Institute on Drug Abuse-funded Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies HIV Services and Treatment Implementation in Corrections protocol in the state of Delaware. The protocol was designed to test the effectiveness of a change team model in improving HIV services in correctional settings. In Delaware, a team was created with representatives from correctional and community agencies to work on improving linkage to HIV care for individuals released from incarceration. The team made improvements in the entire HIV service continuum: linkage to HIV care, HI...
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - March 18, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Swan, H., O'Connell, D. J., Visher, C. A., Martin, S. S., Swanson, K. R., Hernandez, K. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Epidemiological Criminology: Contextualization of HIV/AIDS Health Care for Female Inmates
This article not only presents recommendations for effective HIV/AIDS policy but also suggests epidemiological criminology as a means of explicit merging of health with justice issues and consequently provides a bridging framework. (Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care)
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - March 18, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Lanier, M. M., Zaitzow, B. H., Farrell, C. T. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

After the Fact: A Brief Educational Program on HIV Postexposure Prophylaxis for Female Detainees in a Local Jail
This study demonstrates that a brief, easy-to-deliver educational intervention can be carried out in a jail, is effective at raising awareness of both HIV risk and nPEP, and may be useful for others seeking to increase use of this prevention strategy for high-risk women during incarceration. (Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care)
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - March 18, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Gupta, N., Schmidt, H., Buisker, T., Dufour, M.-S. K., Goldenson, J., Myers, J., Tulsky, J. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Prevalence and Predictors of Mental/Emotional Distress Among HIV+ Jail Detainees at Enrollment in an Observational Study
This study evaluates the prevalence of mental/emotional distress and its specific correlates among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in 20 jail systems across the United States. Of the 878 PLWHA jail detainees, 52% had high levels of mental/emotional distress, defined by the composite Addiction Severity Index score. High mental/emotional distress was found to be associated with the inmate living in a city with lower income inequality, lower health ranking, and higher degree of danger. Proximate variables included being female, bisexual orientation, poorer physical health, and increased severity of substance abuse. Inmate...
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - March 18, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Lincoln, T., Simon-Levine, D., Smith, J., Donenberg, G. R., Springer, S. A., Zaller, N., Altice, F. L., Moore, K., Jordan, A. O., Draine, J., Desabrais, M. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

HIV Knowledge Among a Longitudinal Cohort of Juvenile Detainees in an Urban Setting
The authors investigated HIV knowledge change among a cohort of juvenile detainees. Participants completed an HIV knowledge survey at baseline and up to 4 more times over 6 years. The authors calculated knowledge scores; the time serial trend of scores was modeled using generalized estimating equations. A baseline survey was completed by 798 participants, ages 14 to 18 years; mean HIV knowledge scores ranged from 11.4 to 14.1 (maximum score = 18). Males had significantly lower HIV knowledge scores than females at baseline only. Over time, Hispanic participants had significantly lower scores than non-Hispanic Black and non-...
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - March 18, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Bcheraoui, C. E., Zhang, X., Welty, L. J., Abram, K. M., Teplin, L. A., Sutton, M. Y. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

HIV/AIDS Research in Correctional Settings: A Difficult Task Made Even Harder?
This study examines the degree to which HIV/AIDS correctional researchers report greater challenges than do their noncorrectional counterparts. Results indicate that correctional researchers reported significantly more frequent challenges than those in noncorrectional settings, even after controlling for experience, with the dominant difference related to challenges due to the research setting. These findings add empirical data and support previous research in the field; however, additional research should include correctional staff and incarcerated individuals, and explore whether these differences extend to other researc...
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - March 18, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Johnson, M. E., Kondo, K. K., Brems, C., Eldridge, G. D. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Editor's Letter
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Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - March 18, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Miles, J. R. Tags: Editor ' s Letter Source Type: research

Journal of Correctional Health Care: Information for Authors
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Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - January 4, 2015 Category: Health Management Tags: Information for Authors Source Type: research

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Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - January 4, 2015 Category: Health Management Tags: Self-Study Program Source Type: research

Influenza in Jails in Developing Countries
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Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - January 4, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Wiwanitkit, V. Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

Online Medication History Retrieval
This article summarizes the success of a large urban jail in the use of online data to identify medication history upon incarceration. This article describes the scope of available prescription data, the implementation of online retrieval, system limitations, planned improvements, and suggestions of additional applications of online retrieval services. (Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care)
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - January 4, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Herdman, B. W., Varghese, S. R., Domer-Shank, R. B. Tags: Field Report Source Type: research

Academic-Correctional Health Partnerships: Preparing the Correctional Health Workforce for the Changing Landscape--Focus Group Research Results
This article describes recruitment challenges, strategic themes identified, and the proposed initiatives to support a stable, high-quality correctional health workforce. (Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care)
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - January 4, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Hale, J. F., Haley, H.-L., Jones, J. L., Brennan, A., Brewer, A. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Self-Perceived Health Improvements Among Prison Inmates
Despite the extensive resources expended on providing medical care to inmates, inmates’ health perception is an understudied topic. The current study investigates inmates’ perception of health status while incarcerated using a sample of 136 soon-to-be released prisoners. Prisoners with poor health perception prior to their current incarceration were most likely to perceive health improvement. Sociodemographic characteristics were generally not associated with the perceived health improvement during incarceration. Analysis results suggest correctional institutions may play a vital role in delivering much-needed ...
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - January 4, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Yu, S.-s. V., Sung, H.-E., Mellow, J., Koenigsmann, C. J. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Patterns of Traumatic Injury in New York City Prisoners Requiring Hospital Admission
This study evaluated the injury patterns that occur in this patient population. Data were collected on consecutive prisoners transferred from NYC-DOC for traumatic injuries from June 1, 2003, to June 1, 2006, and analyzed by retrospective chart review. Overall, 251 patients were evaluated for traumatic injuries. Injury mechanisms were violent (75.7%), nonviolent (23.5%), and self-inflicted (0.8%). Of the 241 (96%) patients admitted, 213 (84.9%) required operative intervention. The most common injuries were mandible fractures (46.5%) and facial fractures (14.9%). (Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care)
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - January 4, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Henning, J., Frangos, S., Simon, R., Pachter, H. L., Bholat, O. S. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Weight Patterns of Youth Entering an Urban Juvenile Justice Facility
Adolescents with a history of incarceration face a disproportionate number of health issues compared with their peers in virtually all areas, including perceived well-being; self-esteem; acute, chronic, and psychosocial disorders; and physical activity. Some studies have shown correlates of weight status and incarceration; however, the literature is conflicting. The current study sought to assess weight patterns of primarily minority urban youth (N = 548) entering a juvenile justice facility as well as associations between medications and weight status. Results indicate incarcerated adolescents have higher rates of overwei...
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - January 4, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Keough, L., Beckman, D., Sinclair, T., Young, S., Baichoo, S., Cobb, M. Tags: Articles Source Type: research