TY  - JOUR
AU  - Valera, Pamela
AU  - Carmona, David
AU  - Malarkey, Sarah
AU  - Sinangil, Noah
AU  - Owens, Madelyn
AU  - Lefebre, Asia
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/11/10
TI  - Exploring Online Health Reviews to Monitor COVID-19 Public Health Responses in Alabama State Department of Corrections: Case Example
JO  - JMIR Form Res
SP  - e32591
VL  - 5
IS  - 11
KW  - Alabama
KW  - correctional facilities
KW  - COVID-19
KW  - online health reviews
KW  - review
KW  - monitoring
KW  - public health
KW  - policy
KW  - response
KW  - prison
KW  - United States
KW  - case study
KW  - formative
KW  - feasibility
KW  - acceptability
KW  - survey
AB  - Background: COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, has devastated incarcerated people throughout the United States. Objective: The purpose of this study was to test the feasibility and acceptability of a COVID-19 Health Review for Correctional Facilities. Methods: The COVID-19 Health Review survey for the Department of Corrections was developed in Qualtrics to assess the following: (1) COVID-19 testing, (2) providing personal protective equipment, (3) vaccination procedures, (4) quarantine procedures, (5) COVID-19 mortality rates for inmates, (6) COVID-19 mortality rates for correctional officers and prison staff, (7) COVID-19 infection rates for inmates, (8) COVID-19 infection rates for correctional officers and prison staff, and (9) uptake of COVID-19 vaccines. The estimated time to review the Alabama State Department of Corrections COVID-19 responses on their website and complete the survey items was 45 minutes to 1 hour. Results: Of the 21 participants who completed the COVID-19 Health Review for Correctional Facilities survey, 48% (n=10) identified as female, 43% (n=9) identified as male, and 10% (n=2) identified as transgender. For race, 29% (n=6) self-identified as Black or African American, 24% (n=5) Asian, 24% (n=5) White, 5% (n=1) Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, and 19% (n=4) Other. In addition, 5 respondents self-identified as returning citizens. For COVID-19 review questions, the majority concluded that information on personal protective equipment was “poor” and “very poor,” information on COVID-19 testing was “fair” and above, information on COVID-19 death/infection rates between inmates and staff was “good” and “very good,” and information on vaccinations was “good” and “very good.” There was a significant difference observed (P=.03) between nonreturning citizens and returning citizens regarding the health grade review with respect to available information on COVID-19 infection rates. Conclusions: COVID-19 health reviews may provide an opportunity for the public to review the COVID-19 responses in correctional settings. 
SN  - 2561-326X
UR  - https://formative.jmir.org/2021/11/e32591
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2196/32591
UR  - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34609313
DO  - 10.2196/32591
ID  - info:doi/10.2196/32591
ER  -