The role of prevention in promoting continuity of health care in prisoner reentry initiatives

L.N. Woods, A.S. Lanza, W. Dyson and D.M. Gordon

American Journal of Public Health, 2013, vol. 103, issue 5, 830-838

Abstract: Most incarcerated individuals will return to the community, and their successful reentry requires consideration of their health and how their health will affect their families and communities. We propose the use of a prevention science framework that integrates universal, selective, and indicated strategies to facilitate the successful reentry of men released from prison. Understanding how health risks and disparities affect the transition from prison to the community will enhance reentry intervention efforts. To explore the application of the prevention rubric, we evaluated a communitybased prisoner reentry initiative. The findings challenge all involved in reentry initiatives to reconceptualize prisoner reentry from a program model to a prevention model that considers multilevel risks to and facilitators of successful reentry.

Keywords: addiction; article; community care; community integration; employment; health care delivery; health care quality; health disparity; human; male; minority group; needs assessment; nonbiological model; organization and management; patient care; preventive health service; prisoner; social support; statistics; United States, Community Health Services; Community Integration; Community Networks; Connecticut; Continuity of Patient Care; Employment; Health Services Accessibility; Health Status Disparities; Humans; Male; Minority Groups; Models, Organizational; Needs Assessment; Preventive Health Services; Prisoners; Program Evaluation; Social Support; Substance-Related Disorders; United States (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300961

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