Transcription of Health in prisons
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Health in prisonsA WHO guide to the essentials in prison healthHealth in prisonsA WHO guide to the essentials in prison healthEdited by: Lars M ller, Heino St ver,Ralf J rgens, Alex Gatherer and Haik NikogosianThe essentialsPromoting Health in prisonsAbstractBased on the experience of many countries in Europe and the advice of experts, this guide outlines some of the steps prison systems should take to reduce the public Health risks from compulsory detention in often unhealthy situations, to care for prisoners in need and to promote the Health of prisoners and staff. This especially requires that everyone working in prisons understand well how imprisonment affects Health and the Health needs of prisoners and that evidence-based prison Health services can be provided for everyone needing treatment, care and prevention in prison . Other essential elements are being aware of and accepting internationally recommended standards for prison Health ; providing professional care with the same adherence to professional ethics as in other Health services; and, while seeing indi-vidual needs as the central feature of the care provided, promoting a whole- prison approach to the care and promoting the Health and well-being of those in PROMOTION organization and administrationHEALTH SERVICES standardsPRIMARY Health CARE standardsPRISONSPRISONERSQUALITY OF Health CAR
European Prison Rules 11 Conclusion 12 References 12 Further reading 13 3. ... the communities from which the prisoners come and to which they return. In addi- ... tuberculosis and hepatitis and the increasing recognition that prisons are inappro-
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