title: The World Health Organization European Health in Prisons Project after 10 years: persistent barriers and achievements.
abstract: The recognition that good prison health is important to general public health has led 28 countries in the European Region of the World Health Organization (WHO) to join a WHO network dedicated to improving health within prisons. Within the 10 years since that time, vital actions have been taken and important policy documents have been produced. A key factor in making progress is breaking down the isolation of prison health services and bringing them into closer collaboration with the country's public health services.However, barriers to progress remain. A continuing challenge is how best to move from policy recommendations to implementation, so that the network's fundamental aim of noticeable improvements in the health and care of prisoners is further achieved.
authors.affiliation: World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, Scherfigsvej 8, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gatherer
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Moller
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hayton
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000592:standards; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D003245:Consensus Statements as Topic; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D006284:Health Plan Implementation / Q000458:organization & administration; D006285:Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006287:Health Planning Guidelines; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007391:International Cooperation; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration; D011329:Prisoners / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011330:Prisons / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011634:Public Health / Q000379:methods; D012041:Regional Medical Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D014944:World Health Organization / Q000458:organization & administration*