#StaceyAbramsForGAGov Lifetime incarceration rate has reached *81%* for black men without high school diplomas —>highlights need for better-informed health interventions. New article in American journal of public health #ajph by Emory researcher #rsph

Don't miss this newly published AJPH editorial from #EmoryCFAR Member, anne spaulding: "Measuring Correctional Experience to Inform Development of #HIV, #STI, & #SubstanceUse Interventions for Incarcerated Black MSM." Full text here: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30383418

This has been a Collaborative effort between the MassGeneral News MGH – Inst. for Tech Assessment and our group at Emory Public Health —data/estimates on rates in justice systems, all 50 states. National Commission Emory CFAR

Jeb Jones data highlighted in opening CROI session!! Woohoo!!

See paper: HCV in NM&GA prisons tinyurl.com/HCVprison —follows commentary Jnl Viral Hepatitis ( rdcu.be/bLorq)for accurate models of HCV prevalence for states. W/o better accounting for burden in prisons, we’ll never eliminate hcv. #hcv #prison #emory #rsph #opioid

Marvelous opportunity! Let’s test the network to distribute a #vaccine for #Covid-19 by seeing how well we can distribute #flu shots by end of October! The “#twindemic” of COVID/flu is preventable! Why haven’t we heard that Donald J. Trump has flu vax?Emory Public Health please RT

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#mkharfen am trying to reach you about an hiv publication. Can you email me at [email protected]? Time sensitive!

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Rachel Maddow #Ivermectin is indicated in congregate settings for #scabies. Anne Spaulding MD MPH FIDSA #Emory #jail

Francis Collins presents on the new national plan to eliminate #hepatitisC in the US - development of DAAs “one of the most exciting developments in biomedical science in past couple of decades” - but dismal rollout to diagnosed patients even with insurance #TLM22

#CorrectionalHealth Is YOUR system “on the map”? See ncchc poster on routine hcv tests in CF&pick up AIDS Revpaper: hiv/hcv testing in CF.

National Commission #ncchcNC17

! out of 3 people with Hep C go through the prison system. anne spaulding points out the opportunity to successfully treat and stop the spread of the disease this presents.

Seg. 1: Missouri Inmates Struggle For Health Care. Seg. 2: KC Teens Create Real-Life Advice Videos. tinyurl.com/y9ynqlxj

Drugs for hepatitis C in MO prisons could cost a fraction of current price. At low prices, states could cure majority of persons w/HCV living in prisons. If prisons demanded low prices, the US could make HCV rare. Hear the podcast of my 5/11/18 interview on npr affiliate KCUR. x.com/acebaldanne/st…

Here’s our new study showing how prisons could lower drug costs for hepatitis C cure—and make HCV rare. State governments would save millions of taxpayer dollars if they purchased direct acting agents for HCV using nominal pricing. authors.elsevier.com/a/1X3Od3AjoXMN…