Incarcerated People Public Health

Listing Websites about Incarcerated People Public Health

Filter Type:

Public health Prison Policy Initiative

(Just Now) WEBThe steep cost of medical co-pays in prison puts health at risk by Wendy Sawyer, April 19, 2017 For some incarcerated people, a visit to the doctor can cost almost an entire …

https://www.prisonpolicy.org/health.html

Category:  Medical Show Health

Incarceration - Healthy People 2030 health.gov

(9 days ago) WEBThe Bureau of Justice Statistics defines the incarcerated population as the population of inmates confined in a prison or a jail. 1 State and federal prisons house people …

https://health.gov/healthypeople/priority-areas/social-determinants-health/literature-summaries/incarceration

Category:  Health Show Health

Incarceration is a Public Health Crisis, During COVID-19 and Beyond

(5 days ago) WEBPublic health and medical professionals have a role in advocating for the immediate release of people incarcerated in jails, prisons, and detention centers, …

https://info.primarycare.hms.harvard.edu/perspectives/articles/incarceration-covid-19

Category:  Medical Show Health

Mass Incarceration as a Public Health Issue - The Effects of

(5 days ago) WEBTwo speakers at the workshop presented overviews of incarceration in the United States and its effects on health. In his keynote address, Jim Parsons, vice …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK555719/

Category:  Health Show Health

What are the greatest health challenges facing people who are

(3 days ago) WEBIn The Lancet Public Health, Paul Simpson and colleagues report their use of a citizens' jury research method to identify health research priorities directly from people who are …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(21)00074-8/fulltext

Category:  Health Show Health

Public Health and Prisons: Priorities in the Age of Mass Incarceration

(4 days ago) WEBINTRODUCTION. Mass incarceration is a pressing social problem with important implications for the fields of public health and medicine. For decades, the …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10128126/

Category:  Medicine Show Health

Data and Statistics about Correctional Health CDC

(5 days ago) WEBQuick Stats on HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STIs, and TB Among Justice-Involved Persons. According to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, over 5 million people are estimated to …

https://www.cdc.gov/correctionalhealth/health-data.html

Category:  Health Show Health

Does a Public Health Crisis Justify More Research with …

(3 days ago) WEBThe virus spreads faster inside locked institutions: prisons and jails represent 39 of the 50 largest Covid‐19 outbreaks in the United States. 1 And the virus …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8251115/

Category:  Health Show Health

Advancing Public Health Interventions to Address the Harms of …

(3 days ago) WEBOpposing argument 6 — Public health can play an oversight role to ensure that prisons and jails mitigate health risks and support the health of people …

https://www.apha.org/Policies-and-Advocacy/Public-Health-Policy-Statements/Policy-Database/2022/01/07/Advancing-Public-Health-Interventions-to-Address-the-Harms-of-the-Carceral-System

Category:  Health Show Health

Incarceration: A Public Health Crisis - nihcm.org

(7 days ago) WEBNearly 5.5 million people are on probation, in jail, in prison, or on parole in the United States at any one time. This population is disproportionately plagued by …

https://nihcm.org/publications/incarceration-a-public-health-crisis

Category:  Health Show Health

Improving the health of incarcerated people SpringerLink

(8 days ago) WEBBMC Public Health is calling for submissions to our Collection on improving the health of incarcerated people. People incarcerated in prisons and jails often …

https://link.springer.com/collections/icaeadfggd

Category:  Health Show Health

The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Health of Incarcerated People

(9 days ago) WEB2022). It is essential to balance the risk of COVID-19 transmission, the impact of mitigation strategies on inmate mental health and physical well-being, and fluctuating community …

https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/jgh/article/download/10683/6152

Category:  Health Show Health

Covid-19 in US jails and prisons: implications for the next public

(2 days ago) WEBKatherine LeMasters and Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein raise concerns about the lack of sustained change in prison health transparency after covid-19 and …

https://www.bmj.com/content/384/bmj-2023-076975.long

Category:  Health Show Health

Health care for people who are incarcerated - PubMed

(1 days ago) WEBHealth care for people who are incarcerated Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2021 Jul 8;7(1):50. doi: 10.1038/s41572-021-00288-9. Authors Lisa B Puglisi 1 2 , Emily A Wang …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34238928/

Category:  Health Show Health

Incarceration and health - Wikipedia

(4 days ago) WEBYouth incarceration and adult health. The number of people being incarcerated in the U.S. has been rapidly increasing over the years. The United States has more children …

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarceration_and_health

Category:  Health Show Health

Improving the health of incarcerated people

(7 days ago) WEBGuest Editor. Jaimie P. Meyer, MD, MS, FACP, Yale University, USA. Submission Status: Open Submission Deadline: 24 January 2025. BMC Public Health …

https://www.biomedcentral.com/collections/imhip

Category:  Health Show Health

Breaking down barriers to mental healthcare access in prison: a

(5 days ago) WEBMental health of people in prison. The rates of mental disorders are considerably higher among incarcerated individuals than in the general population …

https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-024-05736-w

Category:  Health Show Health

Reducing COVID-19 in America's prisons and jails

(2 days ago) WEBEmpower police to uphold the law and protect public safety, by de-prioritizing lower-level offenses. Ensure those incarcerated, correctional officers and …

https://americansforprosperity.org/blog/what-steps-can-policymakers-and-communities-can-take-to-reduce-the-spread-of-covid-19-in-prisons-and-jails-across-america/

Category:  Health Show Health

Multi-sector stakeholder consensus on tackling the complex …

(5 days ago) WEBAs populations age globally, cooperation across multi-sector stakeholders is increasingly important to service older persons, particularly those with high and complex …

https://healthandjusticejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40352-024-00271-y

Category:  Health Show Health

Senator Markey and Rep. Pressley Introduce Declaration of …

(1 days ago) WEBResolution Text (PDF) Washington (April 25, 2024) – Following their March 29 visit to Massachusetts Correctional Institution in Norfolk, Senator Edward J. Markey (D …

https://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-markey-and-rep-pressley-introduce-declaration-of-environmental-rights-for-incarcerated-people

Category:  Health Show Health

What are the greatest health challenges facing people who are

(3 days ago) WEBIn The Lancet Public Health, Paul Simpson and colleagues report their use of a citizens’ jury research method to identify health research priorities directly from people who are …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9814888/

Category:  Health Show Health

2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention HHS.gov

(Just Now) WEBSuicide is an urgent and growing public health crisis. More than 49,000 people in the United States died by suicide in 2022. That’s one death every 11 minutes. …

https://www.hhs.gov/programs/prevention-and-wellness/mental-health-substance-abuse/national-strategy-suicide-prevention/index.html

Category:  Health Show Health

Norfolk County Sheriff opens center to help people build stable

(2 days ago) WEBThe HOPE Center, the name of which stands for "healing, opportunity, purpose and engagement," will provide support services including substance use treatment, …

https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/04/25/norfolk-county-jail-reentry-center-recidivism

Category:  Health Show Health

Justices Appear to Side With City Trying to Regulate Homeless

(9 days ago) WEBA majority of the Supreme Court appeared inclined on Monday to uphold a series of local ordinances that allowed a small Oregon city to ban homeless people from …

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/04/22/us/supreme-court-homelessness

Category:  Health Show Health

Health coverage options for incarcerated people Insurance

(7 days ago) WEBMedicaid coverage while incarcerated. If you’re incarcerated you can use the Marketplace to apply for Medicaid coverage in your state. Medicaid won’t pay for your medical care …

https://www.rebelrates.com/public/articles/read/incarcerated-people

Category:  Medical Show Health

The Official Website of The Township of North Bergen, NJ - Health

(7 days ago) WEBMission. The North Bergen Health Department's mission is to improve the quality of life for our 60,000 + residents by offering a wide array of services that target health prevention, …

https://www.northbergen.org/Departments/Health/

Category:  Health Show Health

New National Hospital Care Survey Public Use Files Released

(3 days ago) WEBThe first time that NCHS National Health Care Surveys released files in the R format, as well as in SAS and Stata. The addition provides data in numerous formats …

https://blogs.cdc.gov/nchs/2024/04/25/7600/

Category:  Health Show Health

Supreme Court appears open to city's crackdown on …

(2 days ago) WEBLower courts ruled it's "cruel and unusual" to fine or jail people on public land if no shelter is available. An Oregon city says that's hamstrung efforts to keep public …

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/22/1245575331/supreme-court-weighs-whether-cities-can-punish-unhoused-people-for-sleeping-outs

Category:  Health Show Health

A cheap drug may slow down aging. A study will determine if it …

(1 days ago) WEBResearchers aim to test if metformin can slow down aging : Shots - Health News Studies suggest people who take metformin for diabetes may be at lower risk for …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/22/1245872510/a-cheap-drug-may-slow-down-aging-a-study-will-determine-if-it-works

Category:  Health Show Health

The US (non) approach to the standard of care - National Center …

(3 days ago) WEBIntroduction. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought into sharp relief the health risks of incarceration. As the virus first swept across the United States in the spring of 2020, the …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9212822/

Category:  Health Show Health

Nearly 40% of people in the US live with unhealthy air pollution

(9 days ago) WEBMore people across the United States – nearly 40% – live in places with unhealthy levels of polluted air, according to a new report from the American Lung …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/23/health/unhealthy-air-report/index.html

Category:  Health Show Health

Harvey Weinstein's 2020 sex crimes conviction in New York …

(9 days ago) WEBThe New York State Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that the former movie mogul had not received a fair trial in 2020 that led to a 23-year sentence, and ordered a …

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/25/1247131054/harvey-weinsteins-2020-sex-crimes-conviction-in-new-york-overturned

Category:  Health Show Health

Maine governor signs off on new gun laws, mental health …

(6 days ago) WEBFILE — Gov. Janet Mills attends an event, March 11, 2022, in Augusta, Maine. Mills on Friday, April 26, 2024, signed off on a law a suite of gun safety legislation …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/26/maine-governor-signs-laws-gun-control/2e85deb4-03ec-11ef-8eac-39c6dcb59eb5_story.html

Category:  Health Show Health

Scientists tracking bird flu in cows and milk want answers to these …

(2 days ago) WEBPublic Health As bird flu spreads in cows, here are 4 big questions scientists are trying to answer Updated April 26, 2024 4:28 PM ET Originally published April 26, …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/26/1247479100/bird-avian-flu-cows-cattle-milk-virus-unanswered-questions

Category:  Health Show Health

Filter Type: