Improving preventive healthcare in prisons and jails
Advancing PreVentive Healthcare AcceptaNce in Carceral Settings through Community Engagement (ADVANCE)
This project will try community-informed ways to increase acceptance of vaccines, screenings, and other preventive care among people in prisons and jails and the staff who work there.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Yale University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (New Haven, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11134405 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would be asked to take part if you are incarcerated in or work at a participating prison or jail. The research team will partner with incarcerated people, correctional staff, and community organizations to build a P4 (Patient, Provider, Practice, Prison) approach tailored to correctional settings. They will pilot different engagement strategies across facilities using a cluster-randomized design and track uptake of respiratory and chronic disease prevention services using health records and participant feedback. The team will use what they learn to refine interventions that fit the unique routines and policies of correctional facilities.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants are people currently incarcerated in, or employed by, the correctional facilities chosen for the project and community partners linked to those facilities.
Not a fit: People who are not connected to participating prisons or jails, or who cannot receive specific preventive interventions for medical reasons, may not directly benefit from this project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could increase vaccination and screening rates in correctional facilities, reducing illness for incarcerated people, staff, and nearby communities.
How similar studies have performed: Public-health campaigns in community settings have shown mixed success, and adapting these approaches specifically for prisons and jails is relatively new and still unproven.
Where this research is happening
New Haven, United States
- Yale University — New Haven, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Puglisi, Lisa Balzano — Yale University
- Study coordinator: Puglisi, Lisa Balzano
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 below.