Transitions Clinic
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Transforming health systems & healing communities. Led by those with lived experience.
San Francisco, CA
Joined April 2010
RT @thenocturnists: We're thrilled to announce the grant recipients of our CA Satellites Program with @CHCFNews :.➡️Dr. Moazzum Bajwa, @caf….
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Dozens of states are turning on Medicaid prior to release from incarceration through the Medicaid Reentry Waiver. Experts from @_Transitions @HHCJ_Lab and @SEICHE_Yale have joined forces do develop a roadmap to assess effectiveness. @CMSgov .
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New! A comprehensive roadmap for evaluating @CMSgov Medicaid 1115 Waivers that Promote Safe and Health Reentry from Incarceration to Communities—from @_Transitions @HHCJ_Lab and @SEICHE_Yale.
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Congrats to Dr. Shira Shavit for being recognized by @Goldfdtn as a "transformational leader who has spent decades redefining national policy around a critical issue of our time — mass incarceration and its health harms.". Learn about our work!
We are delighted to announce the recipient of the 2023 Pearl Birnbaum Hurwitz Humanism in Healthcare Award: Dr. Shira Shavit, a pioneering physician leader recognized for addressing the health harms of mass incarceration. #MedTwitter #healthcare
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RT @GoldFdtn: We are delighted to announce the recipient of the 2023 Pearl Birnbaum Hurwitz Humanism in Healthcare Award: Dr. Shira Shavit,….
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RT @PrisonPolicy: Happy #IndigenousPeoplesDay, and a reminder that the legacy of centuries of oppression and theft from Native people is th….
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RT @CPEHN: Join the #CHWPRCoalition at the LCHC Latinx Health Policy Summit 2023 in Sacramento, CA on Friday, Oct.13th. Register here: http….
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RT @PrisonPolicy: When last surveyed, less than 1 in 7 people in state prisons with a diagnosed mental disorder said they were currently re….
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RT @UCSFFamilyMed: Deaths in state prisons from drug or alcohol intoxication rose >600% from 2001-2019. But addiction treatment is still on….
nytimes.com
In response to soaring overdose deaths in state prisons, California started a sprawling addiction program. But keeping people on medication during and after a sentence can be difficult.
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Read the full report with policy resolutions here:
networkforphl.org
Public and private employers across the U.S. are considering the potential for COVID-19 vaccine requirements for their workforces, especially among health care workers. This resource examines the...
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With @networkforphl, we wrote a policy brief about the legal barriers that make it difficult to hire formerly incarcerated people as community health workers (CHWs). CHWs with lived experience can effectively improve health outcomes for the reentry population.
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@_Transitions ED Dr. Shira Shavit & @ewang422 pen a powerful call for action in JAMA “The medical community’s silence over the past 50 years has enacted widespread harm, and our oath requires us to end mass incarceration now”
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This Viewpoint discusses the health harms to individuals and communities because of mass incarceration in the US and proposes interventions to ensure health equity for all individuals.
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RT @KidsPartnership: 🙌🏾The #CHWPRcoalition hosted our 2nd Policy Roundtable to discuss the new #MediCal benefit!. 💥Join us May 4, 2023 from….
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More incarceration for fentanyl-related offenses will lead to more deaths: Most people who sell also use, people are more likely to die from an overdose following incarceration, & people will be more scared to call for help if they witness an overdose. #CAleg .#NoMoreDrugWar.
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RT @LCHC_CA: 📢 Join the #CHWPRcoalition TOMORROW for our Public Education Committee meeting Wednesday, April 19 from 10AM-12PM for a coalit….
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RT @HealthEquityCT: “Employing community health workers with lived experience on health teams helps to bridge this gap and is effective, co….
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RT @BCPlaybook: This 4/17 webinar will feature presenters with on-the-ground experience implementing the Transitions Clinic Network model —….
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Join the #CHWPRcoalition at our next full coalition meeting Wednesday, April 14 from 10AM-12PM for a coalition recap and debrief. Register at @CPEHN @LCHC_CA @promotorasvyc @_Transitions @CCUIH_CA @KidsPartnership @RootsEmpowers
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RT @BCPlaybook: WEBINAR | Hear perspectives from individuals implementing the Transitions Clinic Network model, which integrates #CHWs w/ a….
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(3/3) …importance and care. As a parent and a health care worker who has been impacted by the criminal justice system, it is such an honor to be able to do this work to build a more equitable world for the next generation." #healthcare #healthequity #nationalpublichealthweek.
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