Healthcare access after prison release and heart health
Official title: Healthcare Organizational Structural Conditions and the Health of People Recently Released from Prison
Funded at Kaiser Foundation Research Institute · NIH-11413704 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This funded project looks at how hospital and policy rules affect heart health for people recently released from prison.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Kaiser Foundation Research Institute NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Oakland, UNITED STATES) |
| Project start | September 7, 2022 |
| Project end | June 30, 2027 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $776,367 |
| NIH project number | 5R01HL164106-05 |
| Project ID | NIH-11413704 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Adults 21 or older who have recently been released from prison and are navigating healthcare access.
✕Less likely to help
People not recently released from prison or without cardiovascular risk factors may not directly benefit.
What this research studies
People leaving prison often face housing and employment instability, which can affect their heart health. The study will examine how healthcare systems’ policies and practices shape access to care, using interviews with system leaders and frontline staff across three health systems. At the same time, researchers will enroll up to 600 recently released individuals in Colorado to track how their care experiences relate to cardiovascular outcomes over time. The goal is to identify barriers and opportunities to improve care transitions and heart health for this population.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the project could guide more equitable post-release care pathways to improve cardiovascular outcomes.
How similar studies have gone: There is limited systematic study of how system-level policies affect post-release cardiovascular health, making this approach exploratory but potentially practice-changing.
Where this research is happening
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Kaiser Foundation Research Institute
Oakland, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Daugherty, Stacie Luther — Kaiser Foundation Research Institute
- Study coordinator: Daugherty, Stacie Luther
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.