253570 Using a Community Based Participatory Research Approach to Improve the Health Outcomes of Individuals with a History of Incarceration

Monday, October 31, 2011: 1:30 PM

Emily Wang, MD, MAS , Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
     
As reentry programs emerge throughout the country to address the growing numbers of individuals released to the community with chronic medical conditions, few have designed robust evaluations of their programs. This presentation will discuss some key components of evaluating transitional clinics using community based participatory research methods and particular strengths and pitfalls of this approach.

Learning Areas:
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs

Learning Objectives:
Examine core components of evaluating transitional clinics using community based participatory research methods.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am qualified to give this presentation because one of the aims of this presentation is to discuss evaluation of post-release interventions. As such, I was responsible for the design, implementation, analysis of the Transitions Clinic in San Francisco, CA. The evaluation of the Transitions clinic will be a basis for discussion about developing criteria by which to evaluate the work of different transition clinics.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

See more of: Post-prison Reentry and Health: Addressing the Health Impacts of Incarceration on Returning Prisoners and Their Communities: The Transitional Health Clinic Model
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