WEPHREN is funded and delivered by Public Health England, working with international partners such as the WHO and others. A Steering Committee made up from members of the WHO Health in Prisons Programme Steering Group and other experts in the field meet once a quarter to support PHE in this endeavour. Find out more here.
Go to pageTitle: Serial Laboratory Testing for SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Incarcerated and Detained Persons in a Correctional and Detention Facility — Louisiana, April–May 2020 Authors: Njugna et al ** FULL ARTICLE IN USEFUL ...
COVID-19 VISUAL COMMUNICATION TOOLS FOR USE IN SECURE ENVIRONMENTS TO PROTECT RESIDENTS AND EQUIP CLINICAL AND NON-CLINICAL TEAMS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC The Beyond Words team have been ...
Every Friday lunctime for the next few weeks, Public Health England's Health and Justice team will post a short video on the approach they are taking with prisons and prison ...
The International Journal of Prisoner Health is planning a special issue that will focus on the current Covid-19 pandemic aiming to raise awareness of the important issue of managing epidemics ...
Sue Wheatcroft is an Expert by Experience at Revolving Doors Agency. Below, Sue shares her thoughts on now the current lockdown in England compares with imprisonment, ending on a positive ...
Peer Power has produced this information video on COVID-19 for children and young people in the justice system using lines from NHS England and Improvement's Professor Keith Willett (Strategic Incident ...
A group of scientists, physicians, funders, and policy makers from over 70 institutions from over 30 countries have launched an international coalition to respond to COVID-19 in resource-poor settings. ...
Title: Serial Laboratory Testing for SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Incarcerated and Detained Persons in a Correctional and Detention Facility — Louisiana, April–May 2020 Authors: Njugna et al ** FULL ARTICLE IN USEFUL ...
COVID-19 VISUAL COMMUNICATION TOOLS FOR USE IN SECURE ENVIRONMENTS TO PROTECT RESIDENTS AND EQUIP CLINICAL AND NON-CLINICAL TEAMS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC The Beyond Words team have been ...
Improving prisoner health for stronger public health
Humane and evidence-based prison health systems with community links will improve public health within and outside prison walls, both for COVID-19 and other health issues.
WEPHREN Steering Group member, Dr Fadi Meroueh, talks about ensuring health equity and harm reduction services in prisons, and the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic
https://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/99/1/21-030121.pdf?ua=1
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The Counselling in Prisons Network (www.cipn.org.uk) has launched an independent Expert Reference group in relation to Informed Trauma Care (ITC) in the criminal justice system. Please contact Peter Jones on peterjonescipn@outlook.com for more information. Read more
The Council of Europe has published a report on prison management and organisation, authored by Jorg Pont and Timothy Harding. Read more
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a global public health problem in correctional settings. Due to the intersection of substance use disorders and the criminal justice ...
