Shira Shavit
Biographic Data
| ID | 5147999 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shira Shavit |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shira |
| FAMILY NAME | Shavit |
| SIGNATURE | SHAVIT S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, San Francisco |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4132-0129 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 41 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
A Novel Reentry Hotline Led by Community Health Workers to Address the Health Needs of People Returning From Incarceration
Community members returning from incarceration experience serious health disparities, which intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, community health workers with lived experience of incarceration in the Transitions Clinic Network established a California reentry health care hotline to support time-sensitive linkages to postrelease medical care. From June 2020 to June 2023, the hotline supported 1276 people transitioning from incarc…
The role of community health workers in re-entry of people with HIV and substance use disorder released from jail
BACKGROUND: Incarcerated individuals face high rates of mental illness, substance use disorders and communicable diseases including HIV, with increased health complications and mortality in the early post-release period. Multiple re-entry interventions linking justice-involved individuals to community resources via peer navigation have emerged, though limited data exist on the mechanics and personal impact of these approaches. This paper quantifi…
Characteristics of recently incarcerated primary care patients with and without a positive posttraumatic stress disorder screening upon clinic intake
Primary care patients recently released from incarceration have a need for wrap-around services that address health challenges and poverty. Patients with significant PTSD symptoms face even greater challenges. Identification and treatment of PTSD both during and after incarceration is warranted. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)
The Reentry Health Care Hub
People released from prison experience high health needs and face barriers to health care in the community. During the COVID-19 pandemic, people released early from California state prisons to under-resourced communities. Historically, there has been minimal care coordination between prisons and community primary care. The Transitions Clinic Network (TCN), a community-based non-profit organization, supports a network of California primary care cl…
Formerly Incarcerated Community Health Workers Engaging Individuals Returning From Incarceration Into Primary Care
Over half a million individuals return from United States prisons and millions more from jails every year, many of whom with complex health and social needs. Community health workers (CHWs) perform diverse roles to improve health outcomes in disadvantaged communities, but no studies have assessed their role as integrated members of a primary care team serving individuals returning from incarceration. Using data from participants who received prim…
Health Disparities of People Living in the Community on Probation
Health Disparities of People Living in the Community on Probation: A Call to Action for Community and Public Health Systems Lisa B. Puglisi MD, and Shira Shavit MD Affiliation Lisa B. Puglisi is with the Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT and the VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT. Shira Shavit is with the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Franc…
Perceived Discrimination Based on Criminal Record in Healthcare Settings and Self-Reported Health Status among Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
Health Literacy Among a Formerly Incarcerated Population Using Data from the Transitions Clinic Network
History of Solitary Confinement Is Associated with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms among Individuals Recently Released from Prison
Engaging Individuals Recently Released From Prison Into Primary Care
Objectives. Individuals released from prison have high rates of chronic conditions but minimal engagement in primary care. We compared 2 interventions designed to improve primary care engagement and reduce acute care utilization: Transitions Clinic, a primary care–based care management program with a community health worker, versus expedited primary care. Methods. We performed a randomized controlled trial from 2007 to 2009 among 200 recently rel…
Engaging Individuals Recently Released From Prison Into Primary Care
Objectives. Individuals released from prison have high rates of chronic conditions but minimal engagement in primary care. We compared 2 interventions designed to improve primary care engagement and reduce acute care utilization: Transitions Clinic, a primary care–based care management program with a community health worker, versus expedited primary care. Methods. We performed a randomized controlled trial from 2007 to 2009 among 200 recently rel…
Perceived Discrimination Based on Criminal Record in Healthcare Settings and Self-Reported Health Status among Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
Health Literacy Among a Formerly Incarcerated Population Using Data from the Transitions Clinic Network
History of Solitary Confinement Is Associated with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms among Individuals Recently Released from Prison
Engaging Individuals Recently Released From Prison Into Primary Care
Objectives. Individuals released from prison have high rates of chronic conditions but minimal engagement in primary care. We compared 2 interventions designed to improve primary care engagement and reduce acute care utilization: Transitions Clinic, a primary care–based care management program with a community health worker, versus expedited primary care. Methods. We performed a randomized controlled trial from 2007 to 2009 among 200 recently rel…
History of Solitary Confinement Is Associated with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms among Individuals Recently Released from Prison
Health Literacy Among a Formerly Incarcerated Population Using Data from the Transitions Clinic Network
Perceived Discrimination Based on Criminal Record in Healthcare Settings and Self-Reported Health Status among Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
Health Disparities of People Living in the Community on Probation
Health Disparities of People Living in the Community on Probation: A Call to Action for Community and Public Health Systems Lisa B. Puglisi MD, and Shira Shavit MD Affiliation Lisa B. Puglisi is with the Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT and the VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT. Shira Shavit is with the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Franc…
Formerly Incarcerated Community Health Workers Engaging Individuals Returning From Incarceration Into Primary Care
Over half a million individuals return from United States prisons and millions more from jails every year, many of whom with complex health and social needs. Community health workers (CHWs) perform diverse roles to improve health outcomes in disadvantaged communities, but no studies have assessed their role as integrated members of a primary care team serving individuals returning from incarceration. Using data from participants who received prim…
Characteristics of recently incarcerated primary care patients with and without a positive posttraumatic stress disorder screening upon clinic intake
Primary care patients recently released from incarceration have a need for wrap-around services that address health challenges and poverty. Patients with significant PTSD symptoms face even greater challenges. Identification and treatment of PTSD both during and after incarceration is warranted. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)
The Reentry Health Care Hub
People released from prison experience high health needs and face barriers to health care in the community. During the COVID-19 pandemic, people released early from California state prisons to under-resourced communities. Historically, there has been minimal care coordination between prisons and community primary care. The Transitions Clinic Network (TCN), a community-based non-profit organization, supports a network of California primary care cl…
The role of community health workers in re-entry of people with HIV and substance use disorder released from jail
BACKGROUND: Incarcerated individuals face high rates of mental illness, substance use disorders and communicable diseases including HIV, with increased health complications and mortality in the early post-release period. Multiple re-entry interventions linking justice-involved individuals to community resources via peer navigation have emerged, though limited data exist on the mechanics and personal impact of these approaches. This paper quantifi…
A Novel Reentry Hotline Led by Community Health Workers to Address the Health Needs of People Returning From Incarceration
Community members returning from incarceration experience serious health disparities, which intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, community health workers with lived experience of incarceration in the Transitions Clinic Network established a California reentry health care hotline to support time-sensitive linkages to postrelease medical care. From June 2020 to June 2023, the hotline supported 1276 people transitioning from incarc…
Medicine (10 works) · Nursing (8 works) · Family medicine (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (6 works) · Health care (6 works) · Public health (6 works) · Gerontology (5 works) · Community health (4 works) · Environmental health (4 works)