Proposal Title
Health Care Standards for Incarcerated Women in Massachusetts
Abstract
The general health care disparities among incarcerated women are vast, although when women are imprisoned, they gain a constitutional right to health care that doesn’t exist outside of prison. However, no federal government body has established national standards for medical care in prisons. This research project serves as a public health policy memo to the Bureau of Child, Adolescent, and Family Health of the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) recommending accreditation standards for county and state correctional facilities for women.
Start Date
24-3-2017 1:00 PM
End Date
24-3-2017 1:50 PM
Presentation Type
Poster
Disciplines
Health Law and Policy | Inequality and Stratification | Public Health | Women's Health
Full Text of Presentation
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Health Care Standards for Incarcerated Women in Massachusetts
U-Hall 2-078
The general health care disparities among incarcerated women are vast, although when women are imprisoned, they gain a constitutional right to health care that doesn’t exist outside of prison. However, no federal government body has established national standards for medical care in prisons. This research project serves as a public health policy memo to the Bureau of Child, Adolescent, and Family Health of the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) recommending accreditation standards for county and state correctional facilities for women.
