Public Health Behind Bars
Autor: | Robert B. Greifinger |
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EAN: | 9780387716954 |
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Sprache: | Englisch |
Produktart: | eBook |
Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 04.10.2007 |
Untertitel: | From Prisons to Communities |
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Schlagworte: | Correctional health care Crime HIV prevention Health promotion International Public Health Law and health Prevention Prevention and Control Prisoner health Prisons and health Public Health Public policy Secondary prevention Tertiary prev |
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Public Health Behind Bars From Prisons to Communities examines the burden of illness in the growing prison population, and analyzes the impact on public health as prisoners are released. This book makes a timely case for correctional health care that is humane for those incarcerated and beneficial to the communities they reenter.
Robert B. Greifinger, M.D., is a medical management consultant. He has extensive experience in the development and management of complex community and institutional health care programs. His current clients include managed care organizations and state and local correctional systems. Greifinger frequently serves as a court-appointed expert to report on ailing correctional health systems. He is also an adjunct Professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Previously, he was the Chief Medical Officer for the New York State of Correctional Services, which was responsible for the health care of 68,000 inmates.