http://www.correcthelp.org Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:16:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Peer-Based Programs Inmate peer-based programs have four key advantages: credibility, range of services, cost-effectiveness, and benefits to peer educators themselves. Peer educators probably have more inherent credibility with inmates than representatives of "the system." They speak the language of inmates and have had similar life experiences. To be effective, however, it is important and challenging for ... http://www.correcthelp.org/peer-based-programs/ nstructor-Led Education and Educational Materials Seventy-one percent of State/Federal prison systems and 5 percent of city/county jail systems reported that HIV/STD education was mandatory for all incoming inmates; 20 percent of State/Federal but no city/county systems reported mandatory HIV/STD education at release. Fifty-one percent of State/Federal systems and 44 percent of city/county systems reported voluntary HIV/STD ... http://www.correcthelp.org/nstructor-led-education-and-educational-materials/ The Importance of Comprehensive HIV/STD Education and Prevention Programs Comprehensive HIV/STD education and prevention programs should be provided for correctional inmates, given the prevalence of high-risk behaviors among them, the opportunity for interventions afforded during periods of incarceration, and the potential public health benefits of such programs. Given the existing knowledge of prevention and of the particular ... http://www.correcthelp.org/the-importance-of-comprehensive-hivstd-education-and-prevention/ Types of HIV/STD Education and Prevention Programs Provided Table 14 summarizes the types of HIV/STD education and prevention programs that correctional systems provided to inmates in at least one of their facilities, according to the 1992, 1994, and 1997 NIJ/CDC surveys. This shows that the percentage of State and Federal systems offering instructor-led education rebounded ... http://www.correcthelp.org/types-of-hivstd-education-and-prevention-programs-provided/ HIV and STD Education and Behavioral Interventions Theodore M. Hammett and Patricia Harmon-Abt Associates Inc. o HIV and STD prevention programs are becoming more widespread in correctional facilities. o However, few correctional systems have implemented comprehensive and intensive HIV prevention programs in all of their facilities. o Peer-based education and prevention programs offer important advantages, including cost-effectiveness, ... http://www.correcthelp.org/hiv-and-std-education-and-behavioral-interventions/ Conclusion Although available data are very incomplete, it appears that rates of STDs and hepatitis B and C are higher among inmates than in the overall population. Hepatitis C positivity rates are particularly high among HIV-positive inmates and those with histories of injection-drug use. More widespread implementation of hepatitis B immunization and screening for hepatitis C ... http://www.correcthelp.org/conclusion/ Hepatitis Among Inmates Hepatitis B vaccine is increasingly available to correctional inmates and staff, and thus this infection, which is transmitted by the same routes as HIV, can and should be brought under better control in correctional facilities. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires that correctional staff who have direct contact with inmates ... http://www.correcthelp.org/hepatitis-among-inmates/ STDs Among Inmates According to the 1997 NIJ/CDC survey, 88 percent of State/Federal prison systems and 41 percent of city/county jail systems have policies for mandatory or routine syphilis screening of incoming inmates (table 11). However, 64 percent of State/Federal systems and 29 percent of city/county systems with mandatory or routine syphilis screening did not report ... http://www.correcthelp.org/stds-among-inmates/ Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Hepatitis: Burden of Disease Among Inmates Theodore M. Hammett and Patricia Harmon-Abt Associates Inc. Key Findings o Available data on STDs and hepatitis B and C among inmates are very incomplete, reflecting the relative rarity of routine screening for these conditions in correctional facilities. o However, behavioral profiles and anecdotal evidence suggest that inmates ... http://www.correcthelp.org/sexually-transmitted-diseases-and-hepatitis-burden-of-disease-among/ AIDS-Related Deaths in the United States The number of AIDS-related deaths for persons age 15-54 was derived from the CDC, HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, Year-end editions. Deaths in the U.S. population for persons age 15-54 were taken from the CDC, Monthly Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 42, No. 2(S); Vol. 43, No. 12; Vol. 43, No. 6(S); ... http://www.correcthelp.org/aids-related-deaths-in-the-united-states/