Correctional health care as a vital part of community health.
Correctional facilities afford health professionals an opportunity to serve a segment of society that may not otherwise come into contact with the health care system. This article illustrates why it is imperative that screenings for infectious diseases be conducted in correctional facilities and/or treatment administered before detainees are released back into the general population. Correctional facilities should be included as alternative health stations to improve community health.
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Division of Research and Evaluation, Metropolitan Health Department of Nashville and Davidson County, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
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D001800:Blood Specimen Collection; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D011329:Prisoners; D011330:Prisons; D011635:Public Health Administration; D013587:Syphilis / Q000097:blood / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013588:Syphilis Serodiagnosis; D013714:Tennessee