Health and health promotion in prisons / Michael Ross.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ross, Michael W., 1952-

Series:

Routledge studies in public health.

Routledge studies in public health

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prisoners--Medical care.

Prisoners.

Prisoners--Health and hygiene.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (145 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, : Routledge, c2013.

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The impact of the United Nations ""Healthy Prisons"" initiative has highlighted the importance of health and health promotion in incarcerated populations. This invaluable book discusses the many health and medical issues that arise or are introduced into prisons from the perspective of both inmates and prison staff. Health and Health Promotion in Prison places key issues in prison healthcare into a historical perspective and investigates contemporary policy drivers. It then addresses the significant legal issues relating to health in prison settings and the human rights implic

Contents:

Health and Health Promotion in Prisons; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1 The need for correctional public health and health promotion; 2 Health in prisons: a historical perspective; 3 Approaching health and human rights in prison: comparing England and Wales and the European Court of Human Rights, and the United States; 4 The resurrection of the body in penology: prison health care as physical punishment in a twentieth-century US correctional system; 5 On giving good care to bad people: examining the principles of prison health care

6 Pedagogy for prisoners: an approach to peer health education for inmates7 Prison staff occupational health and safety and its relationship with inmate health; 8 Ensuring health in prison and achieving healthy prisons: the TECH model; 9 Mental health and treatment in prisons: hospitals of last resort or rehabilitation?; 10 Conclusions: Some principles of public health and health in prisons; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [118]-125) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-18377-9

0-203-08323-7

1-283-84437-0

1-136-18378-7

9780203083239

OCLC:

821174196