Offering is not enough: an attempt to increase infectious diseases testing at a large county jail in Massachusetts
There were no significant trends in the run chart after the intervention. Although offering testing at intake is one important part of healthcare in jails, intake testing should be supported with other systems including access to phlebotomy, facilitated movement from the housing areas to the medical unit, and stigma reduction tools.
Authors
- Alyssa Cabrera
- Alysse G. Wurcel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8255-8387)
- Emily D. Grussing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9596-2197)
- Taisuke Sato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6830-2812)
Institutions
- Tufts University (US)
- Tufts Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health & Justice
- Published
- 2025-03-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40352-024-00299-0
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.20
Funders
- Foundation for the National Institutes of Health