Comprehensive Care for People Who Use Drugs: Combining Infectious Diseases Services, Harm Reduction, and Primary Care
Colocating primary care and infectious diseases services in a community-based HR program in Chicago allowed for high utilization of critical health care offerings by PWUD. This comprehensive care model helps address the unique needs of this population while mitigating common barriers to care.
Authors
- Albert Leon Murphy
- Antonio D. Jimenez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1080-397X)
- Stockton Mayer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9688-5469)
- Sarah Messmer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9509-3219)
- Karen Cotler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3074-3089)
- Michael Huyck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9363-7876)
- Ryan D Knodle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8703-9658)
- Renata Smith
Institutions
- Chicago Department of Public Health (US)
- University of Illinois Chicago (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf226
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.06