HIV in Corrections: Call for Abstracts

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Call for Abstracts for a Special Issue of AIDS Education & Prevention

Special Topic: " HIV and Corrections: Innovative Approaches to

Prevention, Treatment and Care "

Abstract Deadline: July 1, 2001, Submit to Cameron Coltharp at

jcoltha@...

Special Issue Editors: Braithwaite, Ph.D., Theodore Hammett,

Ph.D., and Arriola, Ph.D.

The Evaluation and Program Support Center, centered at the Rollins

School of Public Health of Emory University and Abt Associates in

Cambridge, Massachusetts, is soliciting abstracts for a special issue

of the AIDS Education & Prevention An Interdisciplinary Journal. The

prevalence of HIV and incidences of HIV-related risky behavior are

much higher among incarcerated populations than in the general

population. Innovative interventions in these settings have a unique

opportunity to influence individuals and provide treatment and care

to typically hard to reach populations. The EPSC, through funding

provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration

(http://www.hab.hrsa.gov), is soliciting abstracts from a diverse

audience who are able to offer interventions for this high-risk

population. An abstract should include a statement on how the

intervention(s) would support the scientific pursuit of public health

practice.

The purpose of this issue is to publish up to ten original articles

that relate to one or a combination of these area topics:

1.Surveillance of HIV/AIDS, TB, hepatitis, and STDs in

correctional facilities;

2.HIV primary and secondary interventions based in correctional

facilities;

3.HIV treatment and discharge planning models within correctional

facilities;

4.Models for the delivery of palliative care in correctional

settings;

5.Capacity building and collaboration between correctional

institutions and community organizations;

6.Community support and services for incarcerated persons

transitioning back to the community setting;

7.Cmmunity-based case management that link inmates with medical,

mental health, and substance abuse treatment;

8. Models/Strategies for the mobilization of community-based

organizations around the care of HIV+ persons in prison or those

transitioning back to the community setting;

9. Interventions at the level of policy.

ABSTRACT FORMAT:

* A maximum of 350 words. The title in UPPERCASE letters,

Include the abstract author(s)=B9 name(s) in upper and lower case

letters, followed by institution and agency names, Include submitting

author=B9s contact information (address,telephone, fax, e-mail)

* Submission via electronic mail in MS Word or WordPerfect to

Cameron Coltharp at jcoltha@...

DEADLINES: Abstract submission July 1, 2001

* Invitations sent for submission of manuscripts August 1, 2001

* Manuscript submission November 15, 2001