title: [Prison health services: opening an access to the community healthcare network].
abstract: Prisoners often have had no regular contact with health care services before their detention. Thus, prison health services have a role to play in offering access to the community healthcare network for underserved populations. Teaching health professionals the characteristics of working with prisoners and underserved populations may help overcome some of the remaining barriers to health care for these populations.
authors.affiliation: Service médical du centre pour adolescents La Clairière, Département de médecine communautaire, HUG,1211 Genève. dagmar.haller-hester@hcuge.ch
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Haller
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Elger
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Slama
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wolff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003153:Community Health Services; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011329:Prisoners; D011330:Prisons; D013557:Switzerland