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Overview
The number of individuals in state and federal prisons is 1.5 million, making the U.S. the world leader of incarcerated citizens. The prevalence of infectious diseases in the correctional setting is 4 to 10 times greater than that of the general U.S. population. Correctional populations also experience greater risk of communicable diseases, such as HIV, tuberculosis, hepatitis B and C, and sexually transmitted diseases. With more than 600,000 people released each year from state and federal prisons, correctional healthcare providers have a window of opportunity to identify and treat communicable diseases, directly affecting the health of people in surrounding communities.
Goals and Learning Outcomes
- Describe characteristics of incarcerated populations that affect the control and management of infectious diseases in correctional settings.
- Outline factors in prisons and jails that have an impact on the control and management of infectious diseases among incarcerated populations.
- Relate the importance of collaboration between correctional health service, and local and state public health agencies to manage infections in correctional settings.
Course Details
Course Originally Released on : 2/28/2002
CE521
Course Author
PhD, RN, CCHP-RN
Accreditations
NURSES
In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP#13791
Disclaimer: Not all courses will provide California Board of Registered Nursing approval. Per California Assembly Bill No. 241, continuing education courses related to direct patient care shall address at least one or a combination of the following:(1) Examples of how implicit bias affects perceptions and treatment decisions of licensees, leading to disparities in health outcomes; or (2) Strategies to address how unintended biases in decision-making may contribute to health care disparities by shaping behavior and producing differences in medical treatment along lines of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic status, or other characteristics.
CEBroker
Relias LLC reports to CEBroker for the following boards (Provider # 50-1489): Arkansas State Board Of Nursing, District Of Columbia Board Of Nursing, Florida Board Of Nursing, Georgia Board Of Nursing, New Mexico Board Of Nursing, South Carolina Board Of Nursing and West Virginia Board Of Examiners For Registered Professional Nurses
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Disclosures
None of the planners/faculty, unless otherwise noted, for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.