Effect of Patient Navigation on Transitions of HIV Care After Release from Prison: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Antiretroviral therapy is successfully administered to people living with HIV while they are incarcerated in most US prison systems, but interruptions in treatment are common after people are released. We undertook an observational cohort study designed to examine the clinical and psychosocial factors that influence linkage to HIV care and viral suppression after release from a single state prison system. In this report we describe baseline characteristics and 6-month post-incarceration HIV care outcomes for 170 individuals in Wisconsin.

Transmission Patterns in a Low HIV-Morbidity State - Wisconsin, 2014-2017.

Public health interviews (i.e., partner services), during which persons with diagnosed human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection name their sexual or needle-sharing partners (named partners), are used to identify HIV transmission networks to guide and prioritize HIV prevention activities.

Developing a Patient Navigation Program to Improve Engagement in HIV Medical Care and Viral Suppression: A Demonstration Project Protocol.

Individuals diagnosed and living with HIV who are out of care or who have persistent viremia are at risk for poor health outcomes and are estimated to account for two-thirds of all new HIV infections. As part of a six-state demonstration project to improve access to care for hard-to-reach populations, Wisconsin developed an HIV-specific patient navigation program to improve engagement in HIV care and viral suppression for populations at risk for poor HIV care outcomes. Patient navigators worked with individuals who were out of HIV medical care or were at risk of falling out of care over nine months to identify and address barriers to care.

Wisconsin trends in pneumonia and influenza mortality, 1980-2003.

Introduction: Mortality due to pneumonia and influenza continues to be a serious public health threat, especially among those aged > or = 65. Continued monitoring of these high-risk populations is necessary for evaluating the impact of public health prevention activities, determining vaccine distribution policies, and ensuring that existing guidelines reflect the populations at risk.

Objectives: We characterized pneumonia and influenza mortality in Wisconsin from 1980 to 2003, including trend analysis, identification of high risk populations, and assessment of Wisconsin's progress toward state and national goals for vaccination.

Using local data to monitor obesity rates in Wisconsin counties, 1994-2003.

Introduction: Although county-level obesity estimates are necessary for planning and evaluating community-based interventions, the quality of these data has never been examined.

Objectives: To evaluate the reliability of the county-level obesity prevalence estimates from Wisconsin's 72 counties and to highlight the variation of obesity among Wisconsin counties.

Methods: Obesity prevalence data for each county in Wisconsin were obtained from the Wisconsin Behavioral Risk Factor Surveys (BRFS) from 1994 to 2003.