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- Title
Field action report. Get connected: an HIV prevention case management program for men and women leaving California prisons.
- Authors
Myers J; Zack B; Kramer K; Gardner M; Rucobo G; Costa-Taylor S
- Abstract
Individuals leaving prison face challenges to establishing healthy lives in the community, including opportunities to engage in behavior that puts them at risk for HIV transmission. HIV prevention case management (PCM) can facilitate linkages to services, which in turn can help remove barriers to healthy behavior. As part of a federally funded demonstration project, the community-based organization Centerforce provided 5 months of PCM to individuals leaving 3 state prisons in California. Program effects were measured by assessing changes in risk behavior, access to services, reincarnation, and program completion. Although response rates preclude definitive conclusions, HIV risk behavior did decrease. Regardless of race, age, or gender, those receiving comprehensive health services were significantly more likely to complete the program. PCM appears to facilitate healthy behavior for individuals leaving prison.
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 2005, Vol 95, Issue 10, p1682
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.2004.055947