In relation to this situation there are three situations in which informed choice is a factor. Firstly, as a setting admitting a child and family with HIV we must make our policies and procedures regarding health and safety and medications available to the family so that they are aware of what is expected of them, i.e. providing a doctors covering letter regarding the medications being taken by the child and that they are fit and well. The confidentiality policy must be available to the family so that they are able to read the information in that regarding sensitive and confidential disclosures. The family can then make an informed choice as to whether they wish to have their child attend the setting.
The questionnaire was three measures of psychological stress. These were stressful life events, the negative or positive effect this had on their psychological state and how they were coping with current demands. Their stress levels were determined using a scale 3= low 12= high. The pt.s were then given nasal drops which had 1 of 5 respiratory viruses. Two days before seven days after receiving the nasal drops they were placed in Quarantine.
The author of the article goes on to say that people in the US are sentenced to do time for crimes that would not produce such a sentence in other countries. According to another article in the New York Times (2008), states spend close to ten percent of their budget on corrections (Liptak &, 2008). In 2007 alone, states spend close to $45 million tax dollars. Not only is simply housing an inmate costly, but healthcare also provides a financial burden. In 1998, the states paid a little over seven dollars a day per inmate for healthcare (Kinsella, 2004).
Around 10% of the inmates were given psychotropics, including antidepressants, stimulants, sedatives, tranquilizers, or other anti-psychotic drugs (Beck and Maruschak, 2001; Fabelo, 2000). These estimates are likely an underestimate of the need for mental health intervention since some individuals may refuse treatment (Rossman, Shelli, 2001). I believe that the research findings support an effort to establish more and better mental health service programs to imprisoned mentally ill populations. The only things that I feel can be done is more research and for the inmates to continue to ask for the help they
Sean Kohler JLA 150 Professor Sharpe Journal Critique Article: The article being critiqued is “Jails and Public Health Service Delivery and Empirical Knowledge: the Impact of Jail Population “Flow””. It was published in the American Journal of Criminal Justice 37 in 2012 and is on pages 200-208. Synopsis: First the author states that jails are the perfect place to reach a population of people who are at high risk for disease, disorders, and injuries. There is a huge number of people going through the jail system (about 8.5 million annually) and as a result it makes jails an easy place to perform health interventions. Some important terms are then defined for future use throughout the article.
Mental Illness in Correctional Facilities: In 2012, there were an estimate 356,268 inmates with severe mental illness in prisons and jails across the United States. There are 2.4 million people in 1,719 state prisons, 102 federal prisons, 2,259 juvenile correctional facilities, 3,283 local jails, and 79 Indian Country jails as well as in military prisons, immigration detention facilities, civil commitment centers, and prisons in the U.S. territories. The mental health inmates take up a pretty big statistic out of the 2.4 million incarcerated prisoners. Researching this issue has led all the way back to colonial America and the history from then until present day, also has led to the legal background for treating mentally ill inmates, and
The Gardasil Vaccine Human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer are two of the most problematic health issues that young women have to deal with today. There are many different risks of getting these two diseases, which can be easily deducted by the use of a simple set of three shots of the Gardasil vaccine. Noel Merino, the author of the article “A Mandatory HPV Vaccine Will Create a Backlash”, believes that these shots should not be mandatory. He strongly states the reasons as to why there is not a big rush to get the vaccination for multiple reasons. While Merino clearly identifies that HPV is the leading cause of cervical cancer, he ignores the fact that the decision to give girls as young as ten the Gardasil shot vaccine, is not
However, few studies have examined depression among HIV-infected persons being released from prison and their post-release needs (see, for example Baillargeon et al. 2003). To expand our understanding of this high risk and vulnerable population, we conducted an exploratory examination of HIV-infected inmates in the North Carolina prison system. Our research questions were threefold: (a) what proportion of a soon-to-be released HIV-infected prison sample screens positive for depression, and of these, what proportion are identified as depressed; (b) do depressed and non-depressed HIV-infected inmates differ with regard to characteristics such as demographics, medical history, or prison history; and (c) is depression a significant predictor of coping self-efficacy, pre-incarceration needs or anticipated post-release needs in this HIV-infected prison sample. Findings may have great relevance for effective prison release planning and successful community reintegration for HIV-infected
Breadwinners are lost, families destroyed, more kids grow up without fathers or mothers, welfare costs increase, the entire sex ratio is thrown out of balance and prisoners face grim prospects when released. The hyper-incarceration statistics for African-American males are much worse. We incarcerate one in nine African-Americans between the ages of 20 and 34. In 2003, it was calculated that "At current levels of incarceration newborn black males in this country have a greater than a 1 in 4 chance of going to prison during their lifetimes, while Hispanic males have a 1 in 6 chance, and white males have a 1 in 23 chance of serving time." By 2007, just four years later, the U.S. Department of Justice
Most deaths occur among children living in Africa where a child dies every 45 seconds of malaria and the disease accounts for approximately 20% of all childhood deaths (WHO 2010). Malaria is a major cause of illness and death in Ghana, particularly among children and pregnant women in Ghana. In 2006, malaria accounted for 38.6% of all outpatient illnesses and 36.9% of all admissions (MOH, 2009). Malaria prevalence per thousand populations was 171 and 2,835 malaria-attributable deaths (all ages) representing 19% of all deaths were recorded. Infection rates are high in children peaking at more than 80% in those aged 5 – 9 years and falling to low levels in adults (MOH, 2009).