Ruth Elwood Martin
Biographic Data
| ID | 5321532 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ruth Elwood Martin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ruth Elwood |
| FAMILY NAME | Martin |
| SIGNATURE | MARTIN R E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of British Columbia |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7592-3692 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 18 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Evaluating the association of transferring governance of correctional health care services with overdose and all-cause mortality
They Give you a bus Ticket and They Kick you Loose”
To explore the transition from correctional facilities to community among women living with HIV in Vancouver, Canada, we interviewed 19 recently incarcerated women and 6 service providers. Findings highlighted heightened risk of violence at release, a lack of immediate supports, challenges accessing safe housing and addictions treatment, and interruptions in HIV treatment and care. In the face of structural barriers, women blamed themselves for n…
Undergraduate students’ perspectives on the impact of a prison health course
Objective: The stigmatisation of incarceration has significant negative effects on the health and well-being of individuals and communities. At the University of British Columbia in Canada, an undergraduate course on prison health included instruction by people with lived experience of incarceration as part of a teaching approach aimed to reduce stigma. In this study, we sought to understand the impact of this course as described by students. Des…
They look at you like you’re contaminated”
Violence and other social structural factors linked to incarceration for women living with HIV in Metro Vancouver
Despite women living with HIV (WLWH) being disproportionately criminalized and overrepresented within correctional facilities, there remains limited longitudinal research with WLWH examining factors that make WLWH vulnerable to incarceration. Data are drawn from SHAWNA (Sexual health and HIV/AIDS: Women's Longitudinal Needs Assessment), a community-based research cohort with cisgender and transgender WLWH in Metro Vancouver, Canada. Multivariable…
Global Prison Health Care Governance and Health Equity
The large and growing population of people who experience incarceration makes prison health an essential component of public health and a critical setting for reducing health inequities. People who experience incarceration have a high burden of physical and mental health care needs and have poor health outcomes. Addressing these health disparities requires effective governance and accountability for prison health care services, including delivery…
Social Determinants of Health and Retention in HIV Care Among Recently Incarcerated Women Living with HIV in Canada
History of Childhood Abuse in Populations Incarcerated in Canada
Background. A history of childhood abuse may affect people’s health and criminal justice system involvement. Understanding the prevalence of childhood abuse among individuals in prison is important to inform effective and appropriate correctional services. Objectives. To review and summarize data on the prevalence of childhood abuse among people experiencing imprisonment in Canada. Search Methods. We searched for studies in bibliographic indexes,…
Arresting hope
In 2014, we published the book Arresting Hope: Women Taking Action in Prison Health Inside Out, which narrates a story about women in a provincial prison in Canada, about how creative leadership fostered opportunities for transformation and hope, and about how engaging in research and writing contributed to healing. Arresting Hope reminds us that prisons are not only places of punishment, marginalization, and trauma. They can also be places of ho…
Familial support impacts incarcerated women's housing stability
Purpose – This participatory health research project of researchers and women prisoners examined housing and homelessness as perceived by incarcerated women to understand this public health concern and help guide policy. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – A participatory research team designed and conducted a survey of 83 incarcerated women in BC, Canada. Using descriptive statistics, the authors examined socio-…
Community Voices in Program Development
Three-year Follow-up Study of Women Who Participated in a Cervical Cancer Screening Intervention While in Prison
Drug Use and Risk of Bloodborne Infections
Evaluation of a Cervical Cancer Screening Intervention for Prison Inmates
Menu Planning, Food Consumption, and Sanitation Practices in Day Care Facilities
This research aimed to assess the nutritional quality of diets as well as food safety and sanitation issues in child day care settings. More than 100 day care facilities participated in a comprehensive needs assessment and on‐site visit. Data were collected regarding nutritional content of menus, compliance with Child and Adult Care Food Program guidelines, food consumption by children, and food safety and sanitation practices. Written menus subm…
A Review of a Prison Cervical Cancer Screening Program in British Columbia
Diffusion of Quick Response in the Texas Sewn Products Industry
Quick Response (QR) has been promoted for the U.S. sewn products industry to survive in a competitive international market. The purpose of this study was to provide information on the diffusion of QR in the Texas sewn products industry. Texas ranksfourth largest in the United States for number of sewn products operations and second largest for retail markets. A mail questionnaire was sent to all Texas manufacturers of sewn products; 123 usable in…
Sex-Role Orientation of University Students
Global Prison Health Care Governance and Health Equity
The large and growing population of people who experience incarceration makes prison health an essential component of public health and a critical setting for reducing health inequities. People who experience incarceration have a high burden of physical and mental health care needs and have poor health outcomes. Addressing these health disparities requires effective governance and accountability for prison health care services, including delivery…
Drug Use and Risk of Bloodborne Infections
Familial support impacts incarcerated women's housing stability
Purpose – This participatory health research project of researchers and women prisoners examined housing and homelessness as perceived by incarcerated women to understand this public health concern and help guide policy. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – A participatory research team designed and conducted a survey of 83 incarcerated women in BC, Canada. Using descriptive statistics, the authors examined socio-…
Evaluation of a Cervical Cancer Screening Intervention for Prison Inmates
They look at you like you’re contaminated”
Community Voices in Program Development
Three-year Follow-up Study of Women Who Participated in a Cervical Cancer Screening Intervention While in Prison
Sex-Role Orientation of University Students
A Review of a Prison Cervical Cancer Screening Program in British Columbia
Diffusion of Quick Response in the Texas Sewn Products Industry
Quick Response (QR) has been promoted for the U.S. sewn products industry to survive in a competitive international market. The purpose of this study was to provide information on the diffusion of QR in the Texas sewn products industry. Texas ranksfourth largest in the United States for number of sewn products operations and second largest for retail markets. A mail questionnaire was sent to all Texas manufacturers of sewn products; 123 usable in…
Menu Planning, Food Consumption, and Sanitation Practices in Day Care Facilities
This research aimed to assess the nutritional quality of diets as well as food safety and sanitation issues in child day care settings. More than 100 day care facilities participated in a comprehensive needs assessment and on‐site visit. Data were collected regarding nutritional content of menus, compliance with Child and Adult Care Food Program guidelines, food consumption by children, and food safety and sanitation practices. Written menus subm…
Evaluation of a Cervical Cancer Screening Intervention for Prison Inmates
Drug Use and Risk of Bloodborne Infections
Three-year Follow-up Study of Women Who Participated in a Cervical Cancer Screening Intervention While in Prison
Community Voices in Program Development
Familial support impacts incarcerated women's housing stability
Purpose – This participatory health research project of researchers and women prisoners examined housing and homelessness as perceived by incarcerated women to understand this public health concern and help guide policy. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – A participatory research team designed and conducted a survey of 83 incarcerated women in BC, Canada. Using descriptive statistics, the authors examined socio-…
Arresting hope
In 2014, we published the book Arresting Hope: Women Taking Action in Prison Health Inside Out, which narrates a story about women in a provincial prison in Canada, about how creative leadership fostered opportunities for transformation and hope, and about how engaging in research and writing contributed to healing. Arresting Hope reminds us that prisons are not only places of punishment, marginalization, and trauma. They can also be places of ho…
Social Determinants of Health and Retention in HIV Care Among Recently Incarcerated Women Living with HIV in Canada
History of Childhood Abuse in Populations Incarcerated in Canada
Background. A history of childhood abuse may affect people’s health and criminal justice system involvement. Understanding the prevalence of childhood abuse among individuals in prison is important to inform effective and appropriate correctional services. Objectives. To review and summarize data on the prevalence of childhood abuse among people experiencing imprisonment in Canada. Search Methods. We searched for studies in bibliographic indexes,…
Violence and other social structural factors linked to incarceration for women living with HIV in Metro Vancouver
Despite women living with HIV (WLWH) being disproportionately criminalized and overrepresented within correctional facilities, there remains limited longitudinal research with WLWH examining factors that make WLWH vulnerable to incarceration. Data are drawn from SHAWNA (Sexual health and HIV/AIDS: Women's Longitudinal Needs Assessment), a community-based research cohort with cisgender and transgender WLWH in Metro Vancouver, Canada. Multivariable…
Global Prison Health Care Governance and Health Equity
The large and growing population of people who experience incarceration makes prison health an essential component of public health and a critical setting for reducing health inequities. People who experience incarceration have a high burden of physical and mental health care needs and have poor health outcomes. Addressing these health disparities requires effective governance and accountability for prison health care services, including delivery…
Undergraduate students’ perspectives on the impact of a prison health course
Objective: The stigmatisation of incarceration has significant negative effects on the health and well-being of individuals and communities. At the University of British Columbia in Canada, an undergraduate course on prison health included instruction by people with lived experience of incarceration as part of a teaching approach aimed to reduce stigma. In this study, we sought to understand the impact of this course as described by students. Des…
They look at you like you’re contaminated”
They Give you a bus Ticket and They Kick you Loose”
To explore the transition from correctional facilities to community among women living with HIV in Vancouver, Canada, we interviewed 19 recently incarcerated women and 6 service providers. Findings highlighted heightened risk of violence at release, a lack of immediate supports, challenges accessing safe housing and addictions treatment, and interruptions in HIV treatment and care. In the face of structural barriers, women blamed themselves for n…
Evaluating the association of transferring governance of correctional health care services with overdose and all-cause mortality
Medicine (13 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (9 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (8 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Family medicine (6 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (6 works) · Prison (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Gerontology (5 works)