Thoughts on the APHA Closing Session: In the End, It is All About Power
November 1, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
The closing session of the APHA meeting focused on incarceration, justice, and health.
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Helping Former Prisoners Reenter Society
January 1, 2009 | Book
In this chapter of the Anthology, Will Bunch, a journalist with the Philadelphia Daily News, looks at Health Link, an early prisoner re-entry program that ran between 1992 and 2002 and was funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The program tested the idea of caseworkers helping recently released inmates with jobs, education, health, housing and other social services.
Jails and Community-Based Health Care Slideshow
June 24, 2009 | Presentation Material
This slideshow references quotes and statistics which underscore the need for high-quality health care that protects both jail inmates and the public.
Inmates Go from Big House to Greenhouse on Rikers Island
December 1, 2001 | Program Result
The Horticultural Society of New York hired a project coordinator a horticultural program that provides education, counseling, job training, and transitional employment to New York City inmates.
Integrating Corrections and Community Health Systems Can Enhance Screening and Treatment of TB
August 1, 2000 | Program Result
The Institute for Law and Policy Planning, Inc., Berkeley, Calif., carried out a study of tuberculosis (TB) screening and treatment procedures in jails and community-based health care facilities in two representative California counties.
National Commission Assesses Management of Chronic Health Conditions Among Prisoner Populations
February 1, 2007 | Program Result
Staff at the National Commission on Correctional Health Care measured the health outcomes of patients with chronic conditions in correctional institutions in Georgia and Michigan over time.
Better Futures Enterprises
September 10, 2012 | Grantee
A model that improves the lives of high-risk men by connecting them with the resources they need—housing, jobs, healthcare, and a supportive community.
Health Care for Prisoners in Haiti
September 21, 2011 | Journal Article
An adequate prison health care program is necessary for human rights and public health in Haiti.
The MOMobile Home Visiting Program Goes to Jail and Follows the Babies Home
April 26, 2012 | Program Result
Through its MOMobile at Riverside program, the Maternity Care Coalition in Philadelphia provided education and support services to female inmates who were pregnant and/or mothers of young children. RWJF supported the program from 2006 through 2010.
New Insights on What Makes People Stop Using Drugs: Bringing Methadone and Buprenorphine Into Correctional Settings
July 23, 2009 | Story
Parrino used his Innovators award to replicate a model program at Riker's Island (New York City's jail).