Opioid use, prescribing and fatal overdose patterns among racial/ethnic minorities in the United States: A sco** review and conceptual risk environment model

JM Ezell, MT Pho, BP Ajayi, E Simek… - Drug and Alcohol …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Issues To date, there has been no synthesis of research addressing the scale and nuances
of the opioid epidemic in racial/ethnic minority populations in the United States that …

Mental health, perceived consensus of coparenting, and physical health among incarcerated fathers and their nonincarcerated, romantic partners.

E Tadros, KA Durante, T McKay… - Families, Systems, & …, 2022 - psycnet.apa.org
Introduction: Incarcerated fathers and their coparenting partners experience serious
challenges to their health and well-being, beyond the general population. The …

Carceral amplification of COVID-19: impacts for community, corrections officer, and incarcerated population risks

ET Lofgren, K Lum, A Horowitz, B Mabubuonwu… - …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
COVID-19 is challenging many societal institutions, including our criminal justice systems.
Some have proposed or enacted (eg, the State of New Jersey) reductions in the jail and/or …

Kidney disease among people who are incarcerated

M Murphy, A Ding, J Berk, J Rich… - Clinical Journal of the …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
CKD affects 15% of US adults and is associated with higher morbidity and mortality. CKD
disproportionately affects certain populations, including racial and ethnic minorities and …

Barriers to access and utilisation of HIV/STIs prevention and care services among trans-women sex workers in the greater Kampala metropolitan area, Uganda

T Ssekamatte, JB Isunju, M Naume, E Buregyeya… - BMC infectious …, 2020 - Springer
Background Trans-women sex workers bear the greatest brunt of HIV and other sexually
transmitted infections (STI). Trans-women are 49 times more at risk of HIV infections …

The epidemiological implications of incarceration dynamics in jails for community, corrections officer, and incarcerated population risks from COVID-19

E Lofgren, K Lum, A Horowitz, B Madubuonwu… - MedRxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
COVID-19 challenges the daily function of nearly every institution of society. In response to
these challenges, mathematical models allow us to combine a mechanistic understanding of …

Can viewing nature through windows improve isolated living? A pathway analysis on Chinese male prisoners during the COVID-19 epidemic

H Li, X Zhang, C You, X Chen, Y Cao… - Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Nature exposure is known to promote life satisfaction and well-being, and indirect exposure
through windows is likely to benefit isolated populations. However, whether such type of …

Incarcerated individuals' experiences of COVID-19 in the United States

C Pettus-Davis, SC Kennedy, CA Veeh - International Journal of …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to examine steps taken by correctional staff to prevent COVID-19
from spreading through correctional facilities and explores strategies used by incarcerated …

Collaborative healthcare in incarcerated settings

E Tadros, M Barbini, L Kaur - International journal of offender …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
A total of 2,162,400 adults were incarcerated in the United States in 2016. Sub-optimal
health status, existing healthcare disparities, and fragmented healthcare delivery among …

Prisoner exposure to nature: Benefits for wellbeing and citizenship

JR Reddon, SB Durante - Medical hypotheses, 2019 - Elsevier
The direct or indirect experience of crime can cause individuals to feel vengeful against the
perpetrator (s). The prison system reflects this sentiment by creating austere environments …