TAILIEUCHUNG - Health in prisons - A WHO guide to the essentials in prison health

The importance of mental health as a determinant raises a number of questions. Firstly, there is a need for a greater understanding of why mental health is so significant: what are the key pathways through which mental health and wellbeing influence so many different dimensions of the lives of individuals and communities and how do these intersect with other determinants? Secondly, what conditions are necessary to create optimum mental health and wellbeing and what policy initiative and interventions will produce these conditions? Some of the factors to consider in assessing the significance of mental health relative to other influences are evident in reflecting. | EUROPE Health in prisons A WHO guide to the essentials in prison health Justitie Ministerie van Justitie Dienst Justitiele Inrichtingen EUROPE Health in prisons A WHO guide to the essentials in prison health Edited by Lars Moller Heino Stover Ralf Jurgens Alex Gatherer and Haik Nikogosian Promoting health in prisons The essentials Abstract Based on the experience of many countries in Europe and the advice of experts this guide outlines some of the steps prison systems should take to reduce the public health risks from compulsory detention in often unhealthy situations to care for prisoners in need and to promote the health of prisoners and staff. This especially requires that everyone working in prisons understand well how imprisonment affects health and the health needs of prisoners and that evidence-based prison health services can be provided for everyone needing treatment care and prevention in prison. Other essential elements are being aware of and accepting internationally recommended standards for prison health providing professional care with the same adherence to professional ethics as in other health services and while seeing individual needs as the central feature of the care provided promoting a whole-prison approach to the care and promoting the health and well-being of those in custody. Keywords health promotion - organization and administration HEALTH services - standards PRIMARY HEALTH CARE - standards PRISONS PRISONERS QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE Health planning guidelines EUROPE EUR 07 5063925 ISBN 978 92 890 78209 Address requests about publications of the WHO Regional Office for Europe to Publications WHO Regional Office for Europe Scherfigsvej 8 DK-2100 Copenhagen 0 Denmark Alternatively complete an online request form for documentation health information or for permission to quote or translate on the Regional Office web site http pubrequest . World Health Organization 2007 All rights reserved. The Regional Office for Europe of the

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