The World Health Organization European Health in Prisons Project After 10 Years

Persistent Barriers and Achievements

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ID11019122
AuthorsAlex Gatherer (Alex Gatherer is a retired public health physician and has been a part-time consultant to HIPP since its inception. Lars Moller is with the WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark, and is the project manager of HIPP. Paul Hayton is with the Department of Health, London, England, and is the project lead within the WHO Collaborating Centre for the HIPP.), Lars Moller (Alex Gatherer is a retired public health physician and has been a part-time consultant to HIPP since its inception. Lars Moller is with the WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark, and is the project manager of HIPP. Paul Hayton is with the Department of Health, London, England, and is the project lead within the WHO Collaborating Centre for the HIPP.), Paul Hayton (Alex Gatherer is a retired public health physician and has been a part-time consultant to HIPP since its inception. Lars Moller is with the WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark, and is the project manager of HIPP. Paul Hayton is with the Department of Health, London, England, and is the project lead within the WHO Collaborating Centre for the HIPP.)
Year2005
Volume95
Issue10
Pages1696-1700
Publication date2005-10-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2003.057323
PMID16186449
PMCIDPMC1449422
OpenAlexW1973990279
LanguageEN
Citations received10

The recognition that good prison health is important to general public health has led 28 countries in the European Region of the World Health Organization (WHO) to join a WHO network dedicated to improving health within prisons. Within the 10 years since that time, vital actions have been taken and important policy documents have been produced. A key factor in making progress is breaking down the isolation of prison health services and bringing them into closer collaboration with the country’s public health services. However, barriers to progress remain. A continuing challenge is how best to move from policy recommendations to implementation, so that the network’s fundamental aim of noticeable improvements in the health and care of prisoners is further achieved

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