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Year:: 2018
Contributor:: Okoro, Uzoamaka (Creator)
Subject:: HIV education; prisoner health; correctional health care

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Abstract:: Rhode Island College COEXIST is an initiative funded by the Rhode Island Office of Health and Human Services & the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program focused on: 1) HIV education, risk reduction, testing, and treatment 2) exploring other health issues associated with HIV through student-centered intensive case management (ICM) teams. One ICM team is designated to Intake Service Center (ISC) at Rhode Island Department of Corrections (RIDOC). Interviews with community members affected by HIV: Main findings: importance of HIV counseling and education –even in those that are tested HIV-; non-judgmental, patient providers; stigma surrounding HIV; lack of support/accessibility; HIV often closely intertwined with narratives of trauma and addiction; many individuals in community still believe that HIV diagnosis is a “death sentence” and have misconceptions about transmission; difficulty maintaining treatment through “transitions”; constant turnover of the prisoner population, competing values and potential systemic resistance; most individuals in Intake are “present for under 72 hours” and are subsequently released or transferred;

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Okoro, Uzoamaka, "Partnership with Rhode Island College COEXIST and Rhode Island Department of Corrections" (2018). Primary Care-Population Medicine Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship (LIC) Community Partnerships. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:841040/

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Primary Care-Population Medicine Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship (LIC) Community Partnerships

Students in the LIC follow patients over the course of their third year, including newborns, geriatric patients, and pregnant women. Students serve as advocates and navigators for their patients throughout the year and attend physician visits, surgical procedures, and deliveries …
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Partnership with Rhode Island College COEXIST and Rhode Island Department of Corrections