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Health Care of Incarcerated Youth: State Programs and Initiatives.
By Paula M. Sheahan, Linda S. Thompson, Maternal and Child Health Bureau Health Resources and Services Administration, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
January
01,
1994
Summary: This report presents the analysis and results of a survey of states' progress in meeting the goals and objectives of their state action plans on the health care of incarcerated youth. The survey questioned 48 juvenile justice professionals, health care professionals, and university faculty from across the nation concerning state progress toward action plan objectives, barriers to progress, youth health problems, and target population. It found that 1 respondent reported meeting all of the state action plan objectives, 28 respondents reported meeting some of the objectives, and 7 reported meeting none of the objectives The bulk of the report consists of 1- or 2-page listings for each state which outline incarcerated youth health care goals, objectives, program action, community actions, state actions, accomplishments, current initiatives, and contact persons for each state, the District of Columbia, and the Virgin Islands. A copy of a follow-up survey is included.
Index Terms: Community Health Programs, Health Care, Health Care Access, State Initiatives, Statewide Systems, Adolescents, Child Advocacy, Communicable Diseases, Community Role, Data Collection, Dental Health, Funding, Health Care Providers, Health Screening, Immunizations, Medical Treatment, Mental Health, Program Evaluation, State Role, Substance Abuse, Training, Tri-Regional Workshops On The Health Care Of Incarcerated Youth
Publisher: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
Publication Type: Reports (Descriptive), Surveys
Pages: 102 pages
Language: English
ERIC Number: ED384415
Availability
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