Incarceration: A Public Health Crisis
Why are people who are without health insurance seven times more likely to become incarcerated?
Register
Course Information
- Audience: All public health professionals working in nonprofits, healthcare, educational institutions, government and private sector
- Format: Webinar
- Date/Time: Thursday, September 5th, 2024 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET.
- Price: Free
- Length: 1 hour
- Credential(s) eligible for contact hours: Sponsored by New England Public Health Training Center (NEPHTC), a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 1 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours are 1. Provider ID: Event ID: .If you are not seeking a CHES/MCHES contact hours, if you complete the post-test and evaluation, you will receive a Certificate of Completion. The Certificate will include the length of the course.
- Competencies: Health Equity Skills
- Learning Level: Awareness
- Companion Trainings: None
- Supplemental materials:None
- Pre-requisites: None
About this Webinar
This presentation will provide an overview of how Maine’s current incarceration system reflects critical economic determinants of health and how incarceration affects Maine’s economy, community health and safety. It will also outline the steps necessary to prevent or mitigate the harm done to individuals, families and communities from our over reliance on incarceration.
What you'll learn
After attending this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Identify the economic determinants of health at the center of the current failures of the carceral system.
- Describe four specific health related problems associated with the carceral system and how they affect public health in Maine.
-
Identify three solutions that could improve health outcomes for incarcerated people and for the communities receiving these people on release.
Subject Matter Experts
Jan Collins
Retired high school science teacher and blueberry farmer, Jan became involved with criminal justice reform when her son was incarcerated in 2012. Since then, she has served on the Board of Visitors for Franklin County Jail, acts as Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition’s liaison with the prison branch of the NAACP, and regularly testifies before the legislature on issues related to criminal justice reform. She is assistant director of Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition.
Registration
Select the Enroll Me button below to register for this recording. If you have any trouble accessing the recording, contact support@nephtc.org.
Enroll Me
Acknowledgement: This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of award 2 UB6HP31685‐05‐00 “Public Health Training Centers.” The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.