The newest research concerning the health care of incarcerated populations will be presented by national experts at the 8th Academic and Health Policy Conference on Correctional Health March 19-20 at theHyatt Boston Harbor.
The conference is hosted by the Academic Consortium on Criminal Justice Health, supported by UMass Medical School and co-hosted this year by the Yale School of Medicine.
“One in every 35 individuals in the United States is involved in the criminal justice system, and this very vulnerable population suffers from substantial health disparities,” said conference founder and co-chair Warren Ferguson, MD, professor of family medicine & community health.
“We hope the research shared at this conference can influence the practices and policies concerning the health care of justice-involved populations,” said Dr. Ferguson, who is also director of academic programs for the Health and Criminal Justice Program of UMass Medical School’s Commonwealth Medicine division.
Two days of seminars, lectures and peer sessions will cover topics that include mental health, infectious disease, substance abuse, recidivism and re-entry into the community. A full schedule of presentations is available on the conference website.
A theme of this year’s conference is implementation science, which is adapting evidence-based practices developed in the community to work in alternative settings such as prisons and jails.
