Progress in community health partnerships : research, education, and action
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Prog Community Health Partnersh · Jan 2016
¡Vive!: Designing an Intervention to Improve Timely HIV Diagnosis Among Latino Immigrant Men.
Latinos, particularly immigrant men, are more likely to present late to care for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. ⋯ An iterative process with ongoing feedback resulted in intervention components that were engaging and appealing, and reflected the community's experience.
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Prog Community Health Partnersh · Jan 2016
Academic Health Center-Community Justice Program Partnerships: Linking Men in the Justice System to Health Care.
Linkage to community health and social services after incarceration is often inadequate. This is troubling, because risk taking and poor health are common immediately after release, and access to health providers and insurance helps individuals to transition home. ⋯ We conclude with a discussion of some challenges we encountered and lessons we learned about establishing and sustaining partnerships with court, probation, parole, reentry, and diversion programs while educating the next generation of public health leaders.