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From September 1, 2001
to October 5, 2001, corrections dietitians completed a survey (Figure
1) regarding the nutrition support and treatment within food service
operations of HIV-positive inmates. Respondents represent both American
and Canadian dietitians working in all types of correctional settings and
providing nutritional and food service expertise to one or more facilities
(Figure 2). The corrections dietitians
are employed as consultant, federal, state (Department of Corrections-DOC),
county, and contract management dietitians.
| FIGURE 1. CORRECTIONS
SYSTEM SURVEY |
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| Thank you for agreeing
to participate in this survey. Your participation will help us to understand
how we may help people living with HIV within the correctional system.
Please answer all questions based on the practices followed at the facility/facilities
where you provide nutritional services. |
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| 1. Please note
the approximate caloric and protein content of a typical inmate's meal
plan. Please indicate average or per day also.
Men: Total calories
Total protein
Women: Total calories
Total protein |
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| 2. Do the known
HIV-positive people receive different food choices than those that are
HIV-negative? If so, please note what they are: |
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3a. Food services
offered to HIV-positive inmates but not to HIV-negative inmates include
(please identify all that apply):
Additional meals
Snacks
Vitamin/mineral supplements
Liquid supplements
Other:
3b. Please give
example of items served in 3a. |
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| 4a. Does your
facility offer nutritional counseling services to inmates? If not, skip
to question number 5.
4b. Nutritional
services offered include:
4c. Additional
services offered to HIV-positive people include: |
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| 5. Please note
the typical food items that inmates purchase or barter: |
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6. Are there any
nutritional services or food items that inmates would benefit from that
they currently do not receive?
If
so, please note them: |
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| 7. Are any special
procedures followed for tray service, distribution, etc. to inmates with
HIV? |
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| 8. Are HIV-positive
inmates permitted to work in the food service department? If so, what jobs
do they hold? If not, what is the basis or communication for denying
work in food service? |
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| 9. Does the above
information represent one or multiple state, federal, county or private
facilities, adult or juvenile? Please specify – amount and type of facilities,
i.e., entire DOC, 20 facilities, 1 county jail. |
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| Please return this survey
to me at: bwakeen@neo.rr.com or via fax at 330/497-2531. If you include
your name, email address or snail mail address you will receive a notice
of survey results and I will let you know when the article on food service
in correctional systems will be published.
Please return
the survey no later than October 5, 2001.
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