Vol. 80, Issue 6, 2019 | Published by North Carolina Medical Journal

Kinship Care and Foster Care: A Comparison of Out-of-Home Placement From the Perspective of Child Abuse Experts in North Carolina

Sabrina DarwicheLindsay TerrellAsheley C. SkinnerAditee P. Narayan

BACKGROUND Children may be ...

Original Research

Prevalence of Chronic Health Conditions Among Adults Released From the North Carolina Prison System, 2015-2016

David L. RosenShavonda ThomasAndrew L. KaveeEvan A. Ashkin

BACKGROUND In the United St...

Policy Forum: Introduction
A Population Begging for a Population Health Approach
Peter J. Morris
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Policy Forum: Introduction
Overwhelming Need, Insufficient Health Care for Justice-involved North Carolinians
David L. RosenElizabeth J. GiffordEvan A. Ashkin
AJ was a 34-year-old Africa...
Policy Forum: Introduction
Challenges Within North Carolina Correctional Medicine
Anita Wilson
North Carolina has approximately 36,500 prisoners. As the population becomes more complex, the Department of Public Safety still has the responsibility to provide medical care to all those in its...
Policy Forum: Introduction
Barriers to Access and Inadequate Levels of Care in North Carolina Jails
Susan PollittLuke Woollard
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Policy Forum: Introduction

Delivering Hospital-based Medical Care to Incarcerated Patients in North Carolina State Prisons: A Call for Communication and Collaboration

Sara ScarletElizabeth B Dreesen

Many incarcerated patients will require in-hospital care outside prison facilities. Often, this care is provided by clinicians unfamiliar with the correctional context. In this article, we reflect on our experiences...

Policy Forum: Introduction

Hepatitis C Behind and Beyond Bars: Targeting the US Prison Population and Changing North Carolina Prisoner Health Policy

Selin OcalAndrew J. MuirSusanna Naggie

Prisoners in the United Sta...

Policy Forum: Introduction

Behavioral Health Services in North Carolina’s State Prison System: Challenges and Opportunities

Brian SheitmanJoseph B. Williams

There has been a dramatic i...

Policy Forum: Introduction
Jails and Prisons: Caring for Those With Complex Needs
Gary S. Cuddeback
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Policy Forum: Introduction
Solitary Confinement and Health
Lauren Brinkley-RubinsteinTerence Johnson
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Policy Forum: Introduction
Resolving Health Disparities for Women Involved in the Criminal Justice System
Andrea K. Knittel
Women who are involved in t...
Policy Forum: Introduction
Mental Health and Substance Use in the Juvenile Justice Population of North Carolina
Peter Kuhns
This article will describe the mental health/substance use issues of justice-involved youth, highlight the role that trauma and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have in the development of these issues, discuss...
Policy Forum: Introduction
Durham County Criminal Justice Resource Center Provides Compassionate and Innovative Care for Justice-involved Community Members
Gudrun ParmerAlex Lombardi Merritt
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Policy Forum: Introduction
How Incarceration Affects the Health of Communities and Families
Elizabeth J. Gifford
Emerging evidence suggests that negative health consequences of incarceration are felt not only by those who have experienced it but also by their families and individuals in their communities. This...
Policy Forum: Introduction
Spotlight on the Safety Net: Connecting People Released from Incarceration to Essential Health Services: The North Carolina Formerly Incarcerated Transition (FIT) Program
Erin E ClarkEvan Ashkin
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Policy Forum: Introduction
Using Drone Technology to Minimize Socioeconomic and Ethnic Cardiac Arrest Survival Disparities Within North Carolina
Rebecca SchillingPaul KleinschmidtJudith Borger
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Vol. 80, Issue 6, 2019 Health of Justice-Involved People in North Carolina

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Vol. 80, Issue 6, 2019
Health of Justice-Involved People in North Carolina