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Public Health Response to Mass Incarceration and the Criminalization of Mental Illness

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Monday, November 17, 2014 : 11:10 AM - 11:30 AM

Robert Cohen, MD , Federal Court Appointed Prison Health Care Monitor, Michigan, Connecticut, Ohio, and New York, New York, NY
This panel will explore the construction of a Public Health model and response to violence, inside and outside of prisons and jails.  We will reflect on the structural aspects of urban violence, the criminalization of mental illness, and the consequences of mass incarceration and solitary confinement.  We will attempt to frame human rights and restorative justice strategies to address these public health problems.

Learning Areas:

Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Public health or related laws, regulations, standards, or guidelines
Public health or related organizational policy, standards, or other guidelines
Social and behavioral sciences

Learning Objectives:
Describe the goals and strategies of restorative Identify the structure and function of violence in prisons, jails, and urban communities. Define a human rights based public health model for addressing and reducing violence

Keyword(s): Violence & Injury Prevention, Prisoners Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: For the past 5 years I have been a member of the New York City Board of Correction. I have served as a Federal Monitor for medical care in NY, OH, FL, CT, and MI. I represented the APHA on the National Commission for Correctional Health Care for 17 years. I was the Director of the Montefiore Rikers Island Health Services, responsible for providing medical and mental health services for prisoners in NYC’s jails.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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