9780742563001-0742563006-Health and Health Care in the Nation's Prisons: Issues, Challenges, and Policies

Health and Health Care in the Nation's Prisons: Issues, Challenges, and Policies

ISBN-13: 9780742563001
ISBN-10: 0742563006
Edition: 1
Author: Melvin Delgado, Denise Humm-Delgado
Publication date: 2008
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover 304 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780742563001
ISBN-10: 0742563006
Edition: 1
Author: Melvin Delgado, Denise Humm-Delgado
Publication date: 2008
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover 304 pages

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Health and Health Care in the Nation's Prisons: Issues, Challenges, and Policies (ISBN-13: 9780742563001 and ISBN-10: 0742563006), written by authors Melvin Delgado, Denise Humm-Delgado, was published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers in 2008. With an overall rating of 4.4 stars, it's a notable title among other Health Care Delivery (Administration & Medicine Economics, Health Policy, Criminology, Social Sciences, Social Work) books. You can easily purchase or rent Health and Health Care in the Nation's Prisons: Issues, Challenges, and Policies (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Health Care Delivery books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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The United States correctional system is facing an urgent crisis in how to meet the health care needs of its prisoners. As the number of inmates in correctional facilities increases, prisons struggle to adequately address health care needs in a financially feasible way. Many prisoners enter the system with medical problems that have gone unmet, and the toxic environments inside the prisons further compromise their health, causing serious problems both within the prisons themselves and in society as a whole when the prisoners are released. Health and Health Care in the Nation's Prisons presents a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the health care challenges facing today's prisons along with concrete recommendations for change.

In addition to an overview of the most common prison health care problems, this book provides a unique assessment of the needs of largely-overlooked prison populations, including women, people of color, and older adults. Authors Melvin Delgado and Denise Humm-Delgado cover high profile health care needs, such as substance abuse and mental illness, as well as lower profile needs like hepatitis and STDs. They also provide essential background information on the development of today's crisis by tracing the history of the U.S. health care system and how it has changed over time to meet social needs.

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