... Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust implemented a vitamin D supplementation policy across three prison health-care settings in the UK. The purpose of this study was to assess the overall impact of this policy on supplementation rates and Vitamin D deficiency. Design/methodology/approach This pragmatic...

..., actions to improve the health of prisoners are part of an overall public health approach with its socio-economic and environmental implications. Social implications There is a need for a strong commitment from the State to develop a prison health policy that prioritizes the prevention of communicable...

...://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode Health in prison Modelling Health policy Infectious disease Prisoner health Covid-19 On 5 February 2020, the cruise ship Diamond Princess was quarantined in the port of Yokohama, Japan, following a series of passengers (past and present) being...

.... Originality/value Incarcerated women are an invisible population. The inventory is the first of its kind and is a useful tool to support sex and gender and health research across jurisdictions. Canada Women’s health Incarceration Prisoner health Maternal health Canada has one of the highest...

...@camh.ca 08 02 2020 19 04 2020 15 05 2020 15 05 2020 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Prisoner health Canada Incarceration Ontario Overdose Opioid use disorder bup/nx = Buprenorphine/Naloxone...

... regulation Prisoner health Duration of stay Somatic symptoms disorder (SSD) is a common mental disorder in the general population and it is also a prevalent condition in prisons (Idemudia et al., 2001). It is more frequent in individuals who have recently experienced stressful life events...

... and Riboli, 2013 ; Dietz et al., 2016), so these need to be considered in the assessment of prisoner health. It is noteworthy that chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancers, are the leading cause of death in Australia (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2016...

... motivation for the research presented here. Health in prison Prisoner health Elderly prisoners Prison healthcare © Emerald Publishing Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only 19 04 2018 12 09 2018 12 09 2018 Courtney Field can be contacted...

..., and health services. Lynn A. Stewart can be contacted at: Lynn.Stewart@csc-scc.gc.ca 22 08 2016 13 01 2017 19 04 2017 25 04 2017 © Her Majesty the Queen in Rights of Canada 2018 Her Majesty the Queen in Rights of Canada Licensed re-use rights only Prisoner health...

... be contacted at: Stephen.heller‐murphy@nhs.net © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Scotland Prisons Alcoholism Men Alcohol use disorder Alcohol problems Alcohol dependence AUDIT Prisoner health Alcohol misuse is a major public health problem internationally, ranking eighth among...

... as well as conducting police work, and are organised into two teams to ensure that at least one FME is available both north and south of the river Tyne at any one time. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 England Police Police custody Health care Prisoner health Detainees Forensic...

..., mental illness or death. The paper examines the approach to prison health of the United Nations human rights system and its various monitoring bodies, as well as the regional human rights systems in Europe, Africa and the Americas. Based upon this analysis, the paper draws conclusions on the current...

... to implement such schemes. The applicability of Government Legislation, pertaining to the standards of care in the community, to correctional aged care programmes and facilities is discussed. Older inmates Ageing Inmate health Prisoner health International Journal of Prisoner Health, September 2007; 3...