Open AccessLocal Health Department Interest in Implementation of a Jail-Based Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Program in Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, and Nebraska
Author(s) -
Megha Ramaswamy,
Molly Allison,
Brynne Musser,
Catherine Lindsey Satterwhite,
R. B. Armstrong,
Patricia J. Kelly
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of public health management and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.771
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1550-5022
pISSN - 1078-4659
DOI - 10.1097/phh.0000000000001021
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , staffing , vaccination , health department , medicine , odds ratio , family medicine , public health , environmental health , nursing , geography , immunology , archaeology
Local health departments (LHDs) play a vital role in community vaccination programs for human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, but little research has been done to assess LHD interest in cross-sectoral partnerships to vaccinate high-risk groups, specifically incarcerated persons.