Women's Health Issues
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 193-201 , July 2007

A Captive Audience: Bringing the WISEWOMAN Program to South Dakota Prisoners

  • Olga A. Khavjou, MA

      Affiliations

    • RTI International, Research Triangle, North Carolina
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Olga A. Khavjou, MA, Public Health Economics, RTI International, 701 13th Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20005-3962.
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  • Jacy Clarke, MPH

      Affiliations

    • South Dakota Department of Health, Pierre, South Dakota
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  • Roberta M. Hofeldt, RN

      Affiliations

    • South Dakota Department of Health, Pierre, South Dakota
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  • Patty Lihs, BS

      Affiliations

    • South Dakota Department of Health, Pierre, South Dakota
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  • Ryan K. Loo, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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  • Malavika Prabhu, BS

      Affiliations

    • RTI International, Research Triangle, North Carolina
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  • Norma Schmidt, MA

      Affiliations

    • South Dakota Department of Health, Pierre, South Dakota
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  • Chrisandra K. Stockmyer, MPH, RD

      Affiliations

    • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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  • Julie C. Will, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia

Received 17 May 2006 ,Revised 5 February 2007 ,Accepted 5 February 2007.

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 Supported by funds from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under contract number 200-97-0621.

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doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2007.02.008

Women's Health Issues
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 193-201 , July 2007

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