Thinking About Corrections : Offender Health

Hepatitis B & C with HIV Co-infections - Live Satelilite Video-Conference & Webcast

CC Pro — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:07:00 GMT

Are you looking for effective strategies to manage Hepatitis B & C and HIV Co-infections? The Albany Medical College, Division of HIV Medicine will be offering a free, live satellite video-conference and webcast on the diagnosis and treatment of these infectious diseases for medical and corrections professionals. CMEs and Nursing Credits are available for participants. For further details, registration information, and archived video-conferences, please click here.

The Management of MRSA and HIV/AIDS in the Correctional and Community Setting

CC Pro — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:38:00 GMT

A free, live satellite videoconference and webcast dealing with MRSA and HIV will occur on Wednesday, October 22, 2008. The prevalence of these infections within the offender population make this broadcast an essential training tool for health and corrections professionals in crafting management strategies to deal with this pressing public health issue. For further details and registration information, please click here.

More About What Influences Reentry

Eileen Conway — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:24:00 GMT

The Urban Institute has just posted a significant addition to its extensive examination the reentry process. In Health and Prisoner Reentry: How Physical, Mental, and Substance Abuse Conditions Shape the Process of Reintegration, authors Kamala Mallik-Kane and Christy A. Visher examine the experiences of a representative sample of 1,100 inmates returning from state prisons in Ohio and Texas. The report documents the pervasiveness of health problems among returning prisoners and the effect of health status on reentry outcomes.