Abstract
US citizens face a growing threat of contracting communicable diseases owing to the high recidivism rate in state and federal prisons, poor screening and treatment of prisoners, and inferior follow-up health care upon their release. Insufficient education about communicable diseases--for prisoners and citizens alike--and other problems, such as prejudice against prisoners, escalating costs, and an unreliable correctional health care delivery system for inmates, all contribute to a public health problem that requires careful examination and correction for the protection of everyone involved.
MeSH terms
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Aftercare / standards
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Civil Rights / ethics
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Civil Rights / legislation & jurisprudence
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Communicable Disease Control / standards
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Communicable Diseases / epidemiology
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Crowding
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Delivery of Health Care / ethics
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Delivery of Health Care / organization & administration*
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Health Services Needs and Demand
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Humans
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Infection Control / standards
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Mass Screening / standards
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Patient Education as Topic / standards
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Patient Rights / ethics
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Patient Rights / legislation & jurisprudence
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Prejudice
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Prisoners / legislation & jurisprudence
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Prisoners / statistics & numerical data*
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Public Health / ethics
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Public Health / legislation & jurisprudence
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Public Health / standards*
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Quality of Health Care / ethics
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Quality of Health Care / legislation & jurisprudence
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Quality of Health Care / standards*
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United States / epidemiology