{"title":"Breastfeeding in Correctional Settings.","authors":"","doi":"10.1089/jchc.2023.29033.NCCHC","DOIUrl":"10.1089/jchc.2023.29033.NCCHC","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73693,"journal":{"name":"Journal of correctional health care : the official journal of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care","volume":" ","pages":"56-58"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139049862","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Brandon K Applegate, Nicola Pasquire, Heather M Ouellette
{"title":"The Prevalence of Physical and Mental Health Multimorbidity Among People Held in U.S. Jails.","authors":"Brandon K Applegate, Nicola Pasquire, Heather M Ouellette","doi":"10.1089/jchc.23.05.0040","DOIUrl":"10.1089/jchc.23.05.0040","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>American jails process millions of bookings each year, and prior research has documented high rates of mental and physical ailments among people held in jails. The existing literature, however, provides only minimal insight into the occurrence of multiple health conditions. This study sought to estimate the prevalence of physical and mental health multimorbidity among people held in jails in the United States. Using a nationally representative sample of responses to the National Inmate Survey, 2011-2012 (<i>N</i> = 5,494), we analyzed reports of physical health conditions, mental health conditions, and disabilities among people in local jails. Prevalence of two or more conditions was 28.5% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 27.3%, 29.7%) for mental health, 55.5% (95% CI = 54.2%, 56.8%) for physical health, and 15.5% (95% CI = 14.6%, 16.5%) for disabilities. At least one condition across all three health domains was estimated at 29.4% (95% CI = 28.2%, 30.6%). Prevalence of two or more co-occurring conditions without regard for domain was 76.9% (95% CI = 75.8%, 78.0%). Rates were consistently higher among women than among men. Jailed people show a high rate of co-occurring mental and physical health conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":73693,"journal":{"name":"Journal of correctional health care : the official journal of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care","volume":" ","pages":"7-13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138805363","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Meeting Complex Needs of Sexually Assaulted Incarcerated Individuals: Impact of Expert Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Care via Telehealth.","authors":"Sheridan Miyamoto, Stacey Shipe, Jennifer Delwiche, Cameron Richardson, Katherine Veerhusen, Cynthia Bittner","doi":"10.1089/jchc.23.03.0015","DOIUrl":"10.1089/jchc.23.03.0015","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sexual violence within prisons is a complex issue. The Prison Rape Elimination Act identifies standards to guide the provision of care to meet the medical and forensic needs of individuals who experience sexual assault (SA) while incarcerated. The standards include access to care by a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) whenever possible. Telehealth is one solution to ensure expert SANE access. This brief report addresses the pre-examination concerns/worries and immediate post-examination perceptions and experiences of six individuals who experienced SA while incarcerated. Findings show resolution of pre-examination worries, high satisfaction with care, high telehealth acceptability rates, and universal endorsement that examinations should occur outside of correctional facilities. Although not generalizable, this report provides preliminary insight into care in an understudied population with unique health care needs.</p>","PeriodicalId":73693,"journal":{"name":"Journal of correctional health care : the official journal of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care","volume":"30 1","pages":"49-55"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11071099/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139713490","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elizabeth S Barnert, Jessica Jara, Joyce Lee, Stefanie Vassar, Felix Tunador, Laura Abrams, Christine Grella, Mitchell Wong
{"title":"Health and Care Needs of Young Adults Exiting Jail.","authors":"Elizabeth S Barnert, Jessica Jara, Joyce Lee, Stefanie Vassar, Felix Tunador, Laura Abrams, Christine Grella, Mitchell Wong","doi":"10.1089/jchc.23.01.0006","DOIUrl":"10.1089/jchc.23.01.0006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Reentry is a difficult juncture for young adults (ages 18-24 years), who simultaneously face challenges of emerging adulthood. Although their health-related needs may be substantial, little is reported on young adults' reentry health care and social service needs. Furthermore, empirical measurements of factors affecting their engagement in reentry services after jail are lacking. We sought to describe health needs and predictors of linkages to reentry services for the 2,525 young adult participants in the Whole Person Care-LA Reentry program (WPC Reentry). Descriptive statistics were calculated and chi-square tests, <i>t</i> tests, and logistic regression were performed to identify factors associated with linkage to WPC Reentry postrelease compared with only engaging with WPC Reentry prerelease. Most participants (72.6%) were male, 80.2% were Hispanic or Black, and 60.9% had been unhoused. Mental health (57.2%) and substance use disorders (45.8%) were common, physical health was overall good (mean Charlson Comorbidity Index score 0.53), and social needs, especially housing, were high (40.7%). Older age (i.e., closer to 25 years) and history of being unhoused were associated with higher postrelease engagement in WPC Reentry (age: odds ratio [OR] = 1.06, <i>p</i> = .01; history of being unhoused: OR = 1.18, <i>p</i> = .05). Attentiveness to younger clients and to addressing housing needs may be key for successful reentry care linkages.</p>","PeriodicalId":73693,"journal":{"name":"Journal of correctional health care : the official journal of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care","volume":" ","pages":"22-32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11071094/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138833291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Editor's Letter.","authors":"","doi":"10.1089/jchc.2023.29032.editorial","DOIUrl":"10.1089/jchc.2023.29032.editorial","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73693,"journal":{"name":"Journal of correctional health care : the official journal of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care","volume":" ","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139049877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Acknowledgment of Reviewers 2023.","authors":"","doi":"10.1089/jchc.2023.29031.ack","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/jchc.2023.29031.ack","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73693,"journal":{"name":"Journal of correctional health care : the official journal of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care","volume":"30 1","pages":"61-62"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139713489","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Benjamin C B Leach, Cyrus Ahalt, Brie Williams, Ada T Kwan
{"title":"Stress and Anxiety Among Correctional Health Care Professionals in a U.S. State Prison System During COVID-19.","authors":"Benjamin C B Leach, Cyrus Ahalt, Brie Williams, Ada T Kwan","doi":"10.1089/jchc.23.09.0081","DOIUrl":"10.1089/jchc.23.09.0081","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Since prisons were an epicenter of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the experience of correctional health care professionals (HCPs) may differ from HCPs in other settings. This cross-sectional descriptive study assessed stress, anxiety, and burnout levels in home and work environments among HCPs employed by one U.S. state prison system during the period of initial COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Participants (<i>N</i> = 444) were invited to voluntarily participate in an anonymous questionnaire distributed by prison administration from March 1 through May 17, 2021. Measures were adapted from a prior study of noncorrectional HCPs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Descriptive statistics (mean; standard deviation; 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles), ranking measures that could alleviate anxiety and stress related to the pandemic, and qualitative responses were analyzed. Responses from 43% of HCPs (192) revealed that correctional HCPs experienced high levels of stress and anxiety at work and at home during the pandemic, with particularly high levels among females and registered nurses. Understanding and addressing these stressors will be of critical importance as prison systems work to avoid turnover of experienced HCPs in such specialized settings and also help inform human resource planning at state prison systems for future public health responses.</p>","PeriodicalId":73693,"journal":{"name":"Journal of correctional health care : the official journal of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care","volume":" ","pages":"40-48"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11071106/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139089630","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Acknowledgment of Reviewers 2023.","authors":"","doi":"10.1089/jchc.2023.29031.ack","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/jchc.2023.29031.ack","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73693,"journal":{"name":"Journal of correctional health care : the official journal of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138805451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nutritional Wellness in Correctional Settings.","authors":"","doi":"10.1089/jchc.2023.29027.NCCHC","DOIUrl":"10.1089/jchc.2023.29027.NCCHC","url":null,"abstract":"1. Provide a healthy daily diet that is based on nationally recognized nutrition standards. These standards should promote a nutritionally adequate diet based on age, gender, and activity levels. (See NCCHC 2018 standard B-01 Health Lifestyle Promotion.) 2. Provide food that is palatable and reflects the cultural and demographic preferences of the facility’s population. 3. Obtain input from incarcerated people as to menu options. 4. Provide ready access to potable, palatable drinking water. 5. Ensure that access to food or provision of types of food is not disciplinary in nature. 6. Provide education on nutritional wellness to promote health literacy during incarceration and upon return to the community. 7. Offer a variety of labeled, healthy commissary choices and provide education on healthy commissary selections. 8. Implement wellness programs that include behavioral management strategies and exercise programs for managing weight gain, access to dietitian expertise to inform programming, and education on the prevention and management of obesity. 9. Address potential food insecurity concerns as a core component of reentry planning for individuals returning to their communities.","PeriodicalId":73693,"journal":{"name":"Journal of correctional health care : the official journal of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care","volume":" ","pages":"452-453"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49685825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Implementing High-Intensity, Trauma-Informed Sexual Risk Reduction in Women Involved in the Criminal Legal System.","authors":"Lakisha M Holton, Michelle DeCoux Hampton","doi":"10.1089/jchc.22.09.0072","DOIUrl":"10.1089/jchc.22.09.0072","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Although research supports using brief or extended behavioral interventions to increase prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), there is a shortage of current information about the specific effects on women in a short-stay carceral environment. This evidence-based practice implementation project aimed to employ the Safer Sex Efficacy (SSE) Workshop in a jail setting. A repeated measures design was used to compare STI knowledge acquisition and reports of condom use self-efficacy in a group of incarcerated women before, immediately after, and 3 weeks after participation in a high-intensity behavioral counseling intervention. Twenty-one females between the ages of 20 and 45 years participated in the program. STI knowledge acquisition and reports of condom use self-efficacy were measured using the Sexually Transmitted Disease Knowledge Questionnaire and the Condom Use Self-Efficacy Scale. Findings support the feasibility of implementing evidence-based sexual health education programming incorporating information about sexual risk behaviors, STI knowledge, and behavioral skills practice in a short-stay correctional setting and further investigation with a larger sample.</p>","PeriodicalId":73693,"journal":{"name":"Journal of correctional health care : the official journal of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care","volume":" ","pages":"387-394"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41184394","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}