Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
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J Health Care Poor Underserved · May 2009
Mental health, substance abuse, and HIV disparities in correctional settings: practice and policy implications for African Americans.
Mental health challenges, substance use disorders, and HIV/AIDS disproportionately affect Black people in correctional settings. Culturally responsive practice and equitable policy is predicated upon research that explores the burden, prevalence, and mortality of these public health concerns on the health and social well-being of African Americans in the correctional setting. ⋯ Each section summarizes current treatment issues unique to correctional settings, and provides recommendations for enhancing programs and policy to meet the needs of Black people who have been arrested, detained, incarcerated, paroled, or released. Further, we make recommendations for how interdisciplinary researchers and health care/treatment providers can engage in science-guided advocacy to address these issues and reduce related disparities experienced by people of African ancestry.
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J Health Care Poor Underserved · May 2009
Providing access to specialty care for severely disabled institutional residents: an academic health center telemedicine model.
The UT Southwestern Virtual Wound Care Clinic provides care to disabled institutional residents in an urban setting. The program offers flexible financial mechanisms for residents of the facility to access specialty care. Telemedicine improves quality-of-life and reduces costs by minimizing patient transportation. The exchange of clinical knowledge benefits both parties.