Global Prison Health Care Governance and Health Equity

A Critical Lack of Evidence

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AuthorsKatherine E McLeod (0000-0002-5352-054X, Katherine E. McLeod and Ruth Elwood Martin are with the School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Amanda Butler is with the Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Jesse T. Young, Louise Southalan, Rohan Borschmann, and Stuart A. Kinner are with the Justice Health Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Sunita Sturup...), Amanda Butler (0000-0002-9961-4306, Katherine E. McLeod and Ruth Elwood Martin are with the School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Amanda Butler is with the Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Jesse T. Young, Louise Southalan, Rohan Borschmann, and Stuart A. Kinner are with the Justice Health Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Sunita Sturup...), J T Young (0000-0001-5702-372X, University of Victoria), Louise Southalan (Katherine E. McLeod and Ruth Elwood Martin are with the School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Amanda Butler is with the Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Jesse T. Young, Louise Southalan, Rohan Borschmann, and Stuart A. Kinner are with the Justice Health Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Sunita Sturup...), Rohan Borschmann (0000-0002-0365-7775, Katherine E. McLeod and Ruth Elwood Martin are with the School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Amanda Butler is with the Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Jesse T. Young, Louise Southalan, Rohan Borschmann, and Stuart A. Kinner are with the Justice Health Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Sunita Sturup...), Sunita Sturup-Toft (0000-0002-6698-7042, Katherine E. McLeod and Ruth Elwood Martin are with the School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Amanda Butler is with the Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Jesse T. Young, Louise Southalan, Rohan Borschmann, and Stuart A. Kinner are with the Justice Health Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Sunita Sturup...), Anja Dirkzwager (0000-0001-7530-1826, Katherine E. McLeod and Ruth Elwood Martin are with the School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Amanda Butler is with the Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Jesse T. Young, Louise Southalan, Rohan Borschmann, and Stuart A. Kinner are with the Justice Health Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Sunita Sturup...), Katherine Dolan (0000-0002-9848-807X, University of Victoria), Kate Dolan (Katherine E. McLeod and Ruth Elwood Martin are with the School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Amanda Butler is with the Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Jesse T. Young, Louise Southalan, Rohan Borschmann, and Stuart A. Kinner are with the Justice Health Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Sunita Sturup...), Lawrence Kofi Acheampong (0000-0003-3751-7786, Katherine E. McLeod and Ruth Elwood Martin are with the School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Amanda Butler is with the Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Jesse T. Young, Louise Southalan, Rohan Borschmann, and Stuart A. Kinner are with the Justice Health Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Sunita Sturup...), Stephanie M Topp (0000-0002-3448-7983, Katherine E. McLeod and Ruth Elwood Martin are with the School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Amanda Butler is with the Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Jesse T. Young, Louise Southalan, Rohan Borschmann, and Stuart A. Kinner are with the Justice Health Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Sunita Sturup...), Ruth Elwood Martin (0000-0001-7592-3692, Katherine E. McLeod and Ruth Elwood Martin are with the School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Amanda Butler is with the Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Jesse T. Young, Louise Southalan, Rohan Borschmann, and Stuart A. Kinner are with the Justice Health Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Sunita Sturup...), Stuart A Kinner (0000-0003-3956-5343, Katherine E. McLeod and Ruth Elwood Martin are with the School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Amanda Butler is with the Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Jesse T. Young, Louise Southalan, Rohan Borschmann, and Stuart A. Kinner are with the Justice Health Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Sunita Sturup...)
Year2020
Volume110
Issue3
Pages303-308
Publication date2020-03-01
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.2019.305465
PMID31944844
OpenAlexW3000839250
LanguageEN
Citations received31
References cited26

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 of quality care in custody and effective integration with community health services. Despite the importance of prison health care governance, little is known about how prison health services are structured and funded or the methods and processes by which they are held accountable. A number of national and subnational jurisdictions have moved prison health care services under their ministry of health, in alignment with recommendations by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. However, there is a critical lack of evidence on current governance models and an urgent need for evaluation and research, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Here we discuss why understanding and implementing effective prison health governance models is a critical component of addressing health inequities at the global level

Accountability · Business · Corporate governance · Economic growth · Environmental health · Equity (law) · Global health · Health care · Health equity · International health · Political science · Prison · Public health · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Health Policy Implementation Science · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Nursing · Health Policy

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