Active Monitoring of Travelers Arriving from Ebola-Affected Countries — New York City, October 2014–April 2015

Millman, Alexander J.; Chamany, Shadi; Guthartz, Seth; Thihalolipavan, Sayone; Porter, Michael K.; Schroeder, Andrew; Vora, Neil M.; Varma, Jay K.; Starr, David

doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm6503a3

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“…We have seen in our research how insiders can be highly effective to promote health and health outcomes among those within their own communities (Rhodes, 2004; Rhodes, et al, 2011; Rhodes, et al, 2011; Rhodes, et al, 2016; Rhodes, et al, 2011; Rhodes, et al, 2009; Eng, et al, 2009; Vissman, et al, 2009). Thus, the Health Educator will use social media-based communication to: “de-mystify” the HIV treatment process, help to link and engage newly diagnosed young MSM to care, offer social support and resources to deal with stigma and fears of rejection, provide guidance for navigating the clinic, and support contingency plans for managing transportation.…”

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weCARE: A Social Media–Based Intervention Designed to Increase HIV Care Linkage, Retention, and Health Outcomes for Racially and Ethnically Diverse Young MSM

Tanner

Mann

Song³

et al. 2016

AIDS Education and Prevention

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Estimates suggest that only about 30% of all individuals living with HIV in the US have achieved viral suppression. Men who have sex with men (MSM), particularly racial/ethnic minority young MSM, are at increased risk for HIV infection and may have even lower viral suppression rates. HIV testing rates among MSM are low, and when tested, racial/ethnic minority young MSM have disproportionately lower rates of retention in care and viral suppression compared to other subgroups. This paper describes the design and development of weCare, our social media-based intervention to improve care linkage and retention and health outcomes among racially and ethnically diverse MSM, ages 13-34, living with HIV that will be implemented and evaluated beginning in late 2016. The intervention harnesses established social media that MSM between these ages commonly use, including Facebook, text messaging, and established GPS-based mobile applications ("apps"). We are using community-based participatory research (CBPR) to enhance the quality and validity of weCare, equitably involving community members, organization representatives, healthcare providers, clinic staff, and academic researchers.

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confidence: 89%

weCARE: A Social Media–Based Intervention Designed to Increase HIV Care Linkage, Retention, and Health Outcomes for Racially and Ethnically Diverse Young MSM

Tanner

Mann

Song³

et al. 2016

AIDS Education and Prevention

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“…The use of these systems may be suited to monitoring larger volumes of travellers [16]. As described in New York, the program in New South Wales relied on existing public health personnel, technology and systems [17]. …”

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Monitoring travellers from Ebola-affected countries in New South Wales, Australia: what is the impact on travellers?

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BackgroundAmidst an Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic of unprecedented magnitude in west Africa, concerns about the risk of importing EVD led to the introduction of programs for the screening and monitoring of travellers in a number of countries, including Australia. Emerging reports indicate that these programs are feasible to implement, however rigorous evaluations are not yet available. We aimed to evaluate the program of screening and monitoring travellers in New South Wales.MethodsWe conducted a mixed methods study to evaluate the program of screening and monitoring travellers in New South Wales. We extracted quantitative data from the Notifiable Conditions Information Management System database and obtained qualitative data from two separate surveys of public health staff and arrivals, conducted by phone.ResultsBetween 1 October 2014 and 13 April 2015, public health staff assessed a total of 122 out of 123 travellers. Six people (5%) developed symptoms compatible with EVD and required further assessment. None developed EVD. Aid workers required lower levels of support compared to other travellers. Many travellers experienced stigmatisation. Public health staff were successful in supporting travellers to recognise and manage symptoms.ConclusionWe recommend that programs for monitoring travellers should be tailored to the needs of different populations and include specific strategies to remediate stigmatisation.

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“…To develop the process, we abstracted data from existing project documentation including proposal documents, intervention logic models, research team and meeting notes, and other materials (e.g., summaries of interventions, progress reports, conference presentations, and papers; (Rhodes, 2004; Rhodes, Alonzo, Mann, Freeman, et al, 2015; Rhodes, Daniel, et al, 2013; Rhodes, Duck, Alonzo, Daniel, et al, 2013; Rhodes et al, 2007; Rhodes et al, 2006; Rhodes, Kelley, et al, 2012; Rhodes, Leichliter, Sun, & Bloom, 2016; Rhodes et al, 2011; Tanner et al, 2016). Partnership members examined these documents and used an iterative approach with review, discussion, and re-review of the steps.…”

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Engaged for Change: A Community-Engaged Process for Developing Interventions to Reduce Health Disparities

Rhodes

Mann‐Jackson

Alonzo

et al. 2017

AIDS Education and Prevention

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The science underlying the development of individual, community, system, and policy interventions designed to reduce health disparities has lagged behind other innovations. Few models, theoretical frameworks, or processes exist to guide intervention development. Our community-engaged research partnership has been developing, implementing, and evaluating efficacious interventions to reduce HIV disparities for over 15 years. Based on our intervention research experiences, we propose a novel 13-step process designed to demystify and guide intervention development. Our intervention development process includes steps such as establishing an intervention team to manage the details of intervention development; assessing community needs, priorities, and assets; generating intervention priorities; evaluating and incorporating theory; developing a conceptual or logic model; crafting activities; honing materials; administering a pilot, noting its process, and gathering feedback from all those involved; and editing the intervention based on what was learned. Here, we outline and describe each of these 13 steps.

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Active Monitoring of Travelers Arriving from Ebola-Affected Countries — New York City, October 2014–April 2015

Cited by 21 publications

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weCARE: A Social Media–Based Intervention Designed to Increase HIV Care Linkage, Retention, and Health Outcomes for Racially and Ethnically Diverse Young MSM

weCARE: A Social Media–Based Intervention Designed to Increase HIV Care Linkage, Retention, and Health Outcomes for Racially and Ethnically Diverse Young MSM

Monitoring travellers from Ebola-affected countries in New South Wales, Australia: what is the impact on travellers?

Engaged for Change: A Community-Engaged Process for Developing Interventions to Reduce Health Disparities

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