Transitional Care Coordination in New York City Jails: Facilitating Linkages to Care for People with HIV Returning Home from Rikers Island

New York City (NYC) jails are the epicenter of an epidemic that overwhelmingly affects Black and Hispanic men and offer a significant opportunity for public health intervention. The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene instituted population based approaches to identify the HIV-infected, initi...

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Published in:AIDS and behavior 2013-10, Vol.17 (Suppl 2), p.212-219
Main Authors: Jordan, Alison O., Cohen, Louise R., Harriman, Graham, Teixeira, Paul A., Cruzado-Quinones, Jacqueline, Venters, Homer
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Case Management
Continuity of Patient Care - organization & administration
Delivery of Health Care - organization & administration
Discharge
Female
Health care
Health Psychology
HIV
HIV Infections - diagnosis
HIV Infections - therapy
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Imprisonment
Infectious Diseases
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
New York
Original Paper
Patient Discharge
Prisoners - statistics & numerical data
Prisons
Program Development
Public Health
Surveys and Questionnaires
Transitions
Young Adult
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Summary:New York City (NYC) jails are the epicenter of an epidemic that overwhelmingly affects Black and Hispanic men and offer a significant opportunity for public health intervention. The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene instituted population based approaches to identify the HIV-infected, initiate discharge planning at jail admission, and facilitate post-release linkages to primary care. Using a caring and supportive ‘warm transitions’ approach, transitional care services are integral to continuity of care. Since 2010, over three-quarters of known HIV-infected inmates admitted to jails received discharge plans; 74 % of those released were linked to primary care. The EnhanceLink initiative’s new Health Liaison, a lynchpin role, facilitated 250 court-led placements in medical alternatives to incarceration. Transitional care coordination programs are critical to facilitate continuity of care for people with chronic health conditions including the HIV-infected returning home from jail and for the public health of the communities to which they return.
ISSN:1090-7165
1573-3254
DOI:10.1007/s10461-012-0352-5