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.
Jails and Prisons
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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.
The MOMobile Home Visiting Program Goes to Jail and Follows the Babies Home
April 26, 2012 | Program Result Report
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.
A New Model of Health Care for Juvenile Offenders
December 1, 2011 | Program Result Report
Community Oriented Correctional Health Services expanded its juvenile offender program to an additional site and negotiated for a third. The program connects juvenile offenders with health services during and after detention.
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.
RWJF Physician Faculty Scholar Tackles Crisis in Care for Women in the Justice System
August 26, 2010 | Story
Continuity and access issues in prison health care increase lifelong health risks for people who pass through the system.
Shira Shavit Honored for Creating a 'Medical Home' for Former Prison Inmates
August 23, 2010 | Story
San Francisco physician receives 2010 RWJF Community Health Leader Award for work with ex-offenders and their families.
Bringing Coordinated Services to Soon-to-be-Released Puerto Rican Inmates in Springfield, Mass.
March 24, 2010 | Program Result Report
North End Outreach Network in Springfield, Mass., expanded outreach to soon-to-be-released inmates and their families and coordinated access to social and medical services once they returned to the community.
Meditation Course Helps Native Americans Sustain Recovery
July 23, 2009 | Story
Marlatt and colleagues conducted a study in a prison in Seattle in which inmates were given the opportunity to participate in a 10-day Vipassana meditation course.
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).