This course examines the health and well-being of incarcerated individuals, including youth in conflict with the law and the incarcerated elderly. Topics include health, safety and security; access to and quality of health care, palliative and end-of-life care; stigma and incarceration; the health and safety of correctional services human resource staff; media portrayals of the incarcerated; and health impacts of incarceration on families of the incarcerated.
This course examines the health and well-being of incarcerated individuals, including youth in conflict with the law and the incarcerated elderly. Topics include health, safety and security; access to and quality of health care, palliative and end-of-life care; stigma and incarceration; the health and safety of correctional services human resource staff; media portrayals of the incarcerated; and health impacts of incarceration on families of the incarcerated.
