How do some health departments use individual HIV case reports to initiate referrals for prevention and medical services?
Some states have instituted local policies that allow individual case reports to be used to trigger follow-up activities by the health department in which individuals are referred to prevention and treatment services. Areas with these linkages primarily do so to facilitate offering services to persons tested in non-public health clinic settings, because follow up with health department clients (i.e., persons tested in public STD clinics or counseling and testing sites) to provide referrals to appropriate prevention and care services is routine. Contacting non-health department reporting sources (e.g., hospitals, private physicians, clinics, or blood banks) may be done to provide training and education regarding conduct of PCRS, provide information about available services, or seek permission to contact patients. Because the majority of persons reported with HIV infection are tested in medical settings (not public health clinics), areas considering offering referrals for services (e.g.,
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