Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

Publication Date

6-26-2015

Abstract

Prisons are high-risk environments for communicable disease transmission. The majority of incarcerated individuals return to their communities, many with untreated disease, creating a need for disease control, prevention and treatment within the prison population. Prisoner Health is Community Health: The New Mexico Peer Education Project (NMPEP) was developed by Project ECHO® (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) to address the epidemic of Hepatitis C transmission in the New Mexico state prison system. NMPEP is a low-cost, peer-led health education intervention aimed to increase knowledge and harm reduction techniques among incarcerated individuals prior to returning to their communities. The model is innovative by incorporating a variety of teaching modalities, including face-to-face education, group discussions and the Project ECHO® teleconferencing model to enable peer educators in geographically dispersed areas to access experts, receive timely updates and share best practices as a group. The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of the NMPEP on peer educators and the students they teach.

Keywords

Kalishman, Summers

Document Type

Thesis

Language

English

Degree Name

Health Education

Level of Degree

Masters

Department Name

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences

First Committee Member (Chair)

Duryea, Eli

Second Committee Member

Thornton, Karla

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