Incarcerated populations should be included in healthy community interventions. The over-representation of racial and ethnic minorities in prison and jail populations provides many opportunities for the Healthy People 2010 goal to eliminate health disparities. A few Healthy People 2010 objectives (e.g., 13-10-HIV counseling and testing in State prisons, 25-14-Screening [for STDs] in youth detention facilities and jails, 26-19 Treatment [of substance abuse] in correctional institutions) specifically target incarcerated populations. Disease and injury risk in prison and jail populations should be considered when developing programs to meet other Healthy People 2010 objectives, such as immunization coverage, tuberculosis control, non-fatal firearm injuries, non-fatal unintentional injuries, oral health access, tobacco use, and adverse consequences of substance use and abuse. This session will identify available baseline and denominator data for incarcerated populations. We will describe examples of possible healthy community interventions that include incarcerated populations, opportunities for partnerships between correctional health care programs and public health agencies, and barriers that should be anticipated in the development of healthy community programs with incarcerated populations.
Learning Objectives: Identify Healthy People 2010 objectives that are specific to incarcerated populations. Describe risk characteristics of incarcerated populations that should be targeted by healthy community interventions based on Healthy People 2010 objectives. Provide examples of healthy community interventions that could include incarcerated populations. Identify possible barriers to healthy community interventions for incarcerated populations.
Keywords: Healthy People 2000/2010, Inmates
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