An exponential rise in the number of older prisoners is creating new and costly challenges
for the criminal justice system, state economies, and communities to which older former …

Background Reviewing experiences and recognizing the impact of personal and
professional views and emotions upon conduct shapes a physician's professional and …

Despite the scale, inequity, and consequences of mass incarceration, health care provider
knowledge and awareness on correctional health remain limited. Understanding the …

Background One of the purposes of undergraduate medical education is to assist students to
consider their future career paths in medicine, alongside the needs of the societies in which …

Background Despite greater risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in patients with a
history of incarceration, little is known about how prisons manage CVD risk factors (CVD-RF) …

Efforts to provide humane care for the mentally ill has led to growth of more suitable services
in community-based settings, yet resources are insufficient to meet the needs of mentally ill …

Academic health centers (AHCs), particularly those that are publicly funded institutions, have
as their mission the treatment of disadvantaged populations, the training of the next …

Correctional systems in several US states have entered into partnerships with academic
medical centers (AMCs) to provide healthcare for persons who are incarcerated. One AMC …

The main task of nurses is to take care of sick and healthy people and evaluate changes in
their health conditions. The goal is to take the appropriate measures to help their recovery or …

Over 100 million Americans have criminal records, and the US incarcerates seven times
more citizens than most developed countries. The burden of incarceration disproportionately …