Table 2: Percentage of Correctional Systems Reporting Collaborations with Public Health Departments as of 1997
AREAS OF COLLABORATION IN CARE OF INMATES WITH HIV/AIDS
STATE/FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEMS (N=51)
CITY/COUNTY JAIL SYSTEMS (N=41)
Educational Programs
78
63
Other Prevention Programs
69
59
Testing/Screening
73
68
Case Reporting
90
66
Counseling
78
61
Partner Notification
75
44
Outbreak Investigation
51
37
Treatment/Prophylaxis
65
59
Discharge Planning
84
71
1997 NIJ/CDC Survey. Source: Hammett TM. Public health/corrections collaborations: prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, STDs, and TB. Research in Brief. Washington (DC): U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice; July 1998. NCJ 169590.
