How are correctional facilities in California identifying and treating inmates with tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus?
Roberta Riva Goldman, RN, MPH, School of Public Health, Public Health Education and Promotion, University of California, Los Angeles, 11250 Playa Street # 59, Culver City, CA 90230, 310-397-2882, chirppal@aol.com A discussion about California prison health care issues in general, with an emphasis on identification and treatment of inmates with tuberculosis and/or Human Immonodeficiency Virus (HIV). Research was done for a Master’s Project paper. Areas of need that were identified include: inmates getting transferred to new correctional facilities without their medical records; inmates with communicable diseases being transferred or released without medical clearance; inmates changing their names when they arrive at a new correctional facility; inadequate training or possible bias among medical/nursing/correctional facility staff towards inmates with HIV; inadequate number of medical/nursing staff who are certified HIV pre- and post-test counselors at local facilities; and, inadequate m
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