Good Governance for Prison Health in the 21st Century: A Policy Brief on the Organizatiom of Prison Health - Softcover

Centers Of Disease Control

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9289000503 ISBN 13: 9789289000505

Publisher: World Health Organization, 2014

Synopsis

Against the background of concern about ministerial responsibility for the health of prisoners in Europe, the members of the WHO European Network on Prison and Health asked the WHO Regional Office for Europe to provide a document on the governance of prison health. A special Expert Group for the Stewardship of Prison Health and members of the WHO European Network on Prison and Health have contributed to this document. The Expert Group concluded, with regard to institutional arrangements for prison health, that: (i) managing and coordinating all relevant agencies and resources contributing to the health and well-being of prisoners is a whole-of-government responsibility, and (ii) health ministries should provide and be accountable for health care services in prisons and advocate healthy prison conditions. The Expert Group considers that such governance of prison health is in accordance with and supportive of the new European policy for health, Health 2020, and will lead to better health and well-being of prisoners as part of better public health.

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• Publisher: World Health Organization
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 9289000503
• ISBN 13: 9789289000505
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 40