scholarly journals SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Uptake in a Correctional Setting

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Berk ◽  
Matthew Murphy ◽  
Philip A. Chan ◽  
Kimberly Kane ◽  
Jody Rich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rhode Island ◽  
The State ◽  
Correctional Staff ◽  
Correctional Setting ◽  
Vaccination Uptake ◽  
Department Of Corrections

AbstractBetween December 2020 and February 2021, the Rhode Island Department of Corrections offered SARS-CoV-2 vaccination to all correctional staff and sentenced individuals incarcerated in the state. During this initial campaign, 76.4% (1106 / 1447) of sentenced individuals and 68.4% (1008 / 1474) of correctional staff accepted and received the vaccine. This study demonstrates the feasibility and efficiency of vaccine implementation in a carceral setting.

scholarly journals Initial SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Uptake in a Correctional Setting: Cross-sectional Study

JMIRx Med ◽  
10.2196/30176 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. e30176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Berk ◽  
Matthew Murphy ◽  
Kimberly Kane ◽  
Philip Chan ◽  
Josiah Rich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rhode Island ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Correctional Facilities ◽  
Educational Video ◽  
Health Educators ◽  
Correctional Staff ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Correctional Setting ◽  
Additional Information

Background The largest outbreaks of COVID-19 in the United States have occurred in correctional facilities, and little is known about the feasibility and acceptability of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine campaigns among incarcerated people. Objective The aim of this study was to describe a statewide vaccination program among incarcerated people and staff working in a prison setting. Methods Between December 2020 and February 2021, the Rhode Island Department of Corrections (RIDOC) offered the opportunity for SARS-CoV-2 vaccination to all correctional staff and sentenced individuals. Two RIDOC public health educators provided education on the vaccine, answered questions, and obtained consent before the vaccine clinic day for the incarcerated group. All staff received information on signing up for vaccines and watched an educational video that was created by the medical director. Additional information regarding vaccine education and resources was sent via email to the entire RIDOC department. Results During this initial campaign, 76.4% (1106/1447) of sentenced individuals and 68.4% (1008/1474) of correctional staff accepted and received the vaccine. Four months after the first vaccine was offered, 77.7% (1124/1447) of the sentenced population and 69.6% (1026/1474) of staff were fully vaccinated. Conclusions This study demonstrates the feasibility and efficiency of vaccine implementation in a carceral setting. Education and communication likely played an important role in mitigating vaccine refusals.

scholarly journals Initial SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Uptake in a Correctional Setting: Cross-sectional Study (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Berk ◽  
Matthew Murphy ◽  
Kimberly Kane ◽  
Philip Chan ◽  
Josiah Rich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rhode Island ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Correctional Facilities ◽  
Educational Video ◽  
Health Educators ◽  
Correctional Staff ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Correctional Setting ◽  
Additional Information

BACKGROUND The largest outbreaks of COVID-19 in the United States have occurred in correctional facilities, and little is known about the feasibility and acceptability of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine campaigns among incarcerated people. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to describe a statewide vaccination program among incarcerated people and staff working in a prison setting. METHODS Between December 2020 and February 2021, the Rhode Island Department of Corrections (RIDOC) offered the opportunity for SARS-CoV-2 vaccination to all correctional staff and sentenced individuals. Two RIDOC public health educators provided education on the vaccine, answered questions, and obtained consent before the vaccine clinic day for the incarcerated group. All staff received information on signing up for vaccines and watched an educational video that was created by the medical director. Additional information regarding vaccine education and resources was sent via email to the entire RIDOC department. RESULTS During this initial campaign, 76.4% (1106/1447) of sentenced individuals and 68.4% (1008/1474) of correctional staff accepted and received the vaccine. Four months after the first vaccine was offered, 77.7% (1124/1447) of the sentenced population and 69.6% (1026/1474) of staff were fully vaccinated. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates the feasibility and efficiency of vaccine implementation in a carceral setting. Education and communication likely played an important role in mitigating vaccine refusals.

Factors Associated with HPV Vaccination Uptake and HPV-Associated Cancers: A County-Level Analysis in the State of Alabama

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 1214-1223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Macy Vickers ◽  
Chelsea L. Green ◽  
Hee Yun Lee ◽  
Jennifer Y. Pierce ◽  
Casey L. Daniel
Keyword(s):  
Hpv Vaccination ◽  
The State ◽  
County Level ◽  
Vaccination Uptake ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Level Analysis

scholarly journals STORMTOOLS, Coastal Environmental Risk Index (CERI) Risk and Damage Assessment App

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malcolm L. Spaulding ◽  
Annette Grilli ◽  
Chris Damon ◽  
Brian McKenna ◽  
Michael Christensen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rhode Island ◽  
Environmental Risk ◽  
Structural Damage ◽  
Risk Index ◽  
Coastal Flooding ◽  
Development Project ◽  
The State ◽  
Environmental Data ◽  
Commercial Building ◽  
Damage Functions

STORMTOOLS Coastal Environmental Risk Index (CERI) predicts the coastal flooding damage to individual structures using coastal flooding levels, including the effects of sea level rise (SLR), provided in terms of the base flood elevation (BFE), specifications of the structure of interest (type and first floor elevation) and the associated damage functions from the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (USACE), North Atlantic Coast Comprehensive Study (NACCS). CERI has been applied to selected coastal communities in Rhode Island, including those in Narragansett Bay and along the southern Rhode Island shoreline. Users can access the results of CERI via ArcGIS online at the CERI website. The objective of this effort was to develop, test, distribute, and evaluate a mobile phone application (App) that allows the user to assess the risk from coastal flooding and the associated damage at the individual structure level using the CERI methodology. The App is publicly available and has been developed for both iOS and Android operating systems. Environmental data to support the App, in terms of 100 y flood BFE maps, including the effects of SLR and the selected site grade elevation, are provided in the application by the URI Environmental Data Center (EDC). The user enters the location and type of the structure of interest (residential number of stories, with or without basement, pile supported or commercial building and the first-floor elevation (FFE)) and the desired SLR. The App then calculates the percent structural damage based on the specified environmental conditions and structure specifications. The App can be applied to any structure at any coastal location within the state. The CERI App development project has been guided by an Advisory Board made up of key constituents involved in coastal management and development in the state. The effort included extensive testing of the App by various user groups. The App structure makes it simple and straightforward to transfer to coastal and inland flooded areas in other locations, requiring only the specification of BFEs and grade elevations.

scholarly journals Post-release treatment uptake among participants of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections comprehensive medication assisted treatment program

2019 ◽  
Vol 128 ◽  
pp. 105766 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosemarie A. Martin ◽  
Shelley A. Gresko ◽  
Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein ◽  
L.A.R. Stein ◽  
Jennifer G. Clarke
Keyword(s):  
Rhode Island ◽  
Treatment Program ◽  
Medication Assisted Treatment ◽  
Treatment Uptake ◽  
Department Of Corrections

Interactive computer supported tumor registry in the state of Rhode Island

1979 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 274-283
Author(s):  
Arvin S Glicksman ◽  
Daniel McShan
Keyword(s):  
Rhode Island ◽  
The State ◽  
Tumor Registry

Evaluating the Differential Impact of Interventions to Promote Self-Determination and Goal Attainment for Transition-Age Youth with Intellectual Disability

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 165-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karrie A. Shogren ◽  
Kathryn M. Burke ◽  
Mark H. Anderson ◽  
Anthony A. Antosh ◽  
Michael L. Wehmeyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Rhode Island ◽  
Goal Attainment ◽  
Transition Planning ◽  
School Context ◽  
Transition Services ◽  
The State ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Differential Impact ◽  
The Impact

This study examined the differential impact of implementing the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction (SDLMI) alone with implementing the SDLMI combined with Whose Future Is It? with transition aged students with intellectual disability in a cluster randomized trial in the state of Rhode Island. The state of Rhode Island is implementing systemic change in transition services and supports under the auspices of a Consent Decree entered into by the state with the U.S. Department of Justice. One area of focus is promoting self-determination during transition planning in the school context as a means to affect employment trajectories. This study focused on the impact of self-determination instruction on self-determination outcomes while youth were still in school, given research establishing a relationship between self-determination and employment outcomes. Latent mediation models suggested that students in the SDLMI-only group reported significant increases in their self-determination scores from baseline to the end of the year, and teachers of students in the SDLMI-only group saw students’ goal attainment as predicting change in self-determination over the course of the year. Teachers reported significant changes in student self-determination in the SDLMI + Whose Future Is It? group. Implications for individualizing interventions to teach skills associated with self-determination in the context of planning and setting goals for the transition to integrated employment are discussed.

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