Background: During the transition between prison and community, people are at greatly
increased risk for adverse health outcomes. This study describes a peer health mentoring …

This paper describes the development of a unique prison participatory research project, in
which incarcerated women formed a research team, the research activities and the lessons …

Background Peer interventions involving prisoners in delivering peer education and peer
support in a prison setting can address health need and add capacity for health services …

Background Approximately 600,000 persons are released from prison annually in the United
States. Relatively few receive sufficient re-entry services and are at risk for unemployment …

The purpose of this research was to engage, empower and enhance the health and well-
being of incarcerated women. The integration of primary health care, community-based …

Objective This study examined a primary care-based program to address the health needs
of women recently released from incarceration by facilitating access to primary medical …

Peer interventions delivered for prisoners by prisoners offer a means to improve health and
reduce risk factors for this population. The variety of peer programs poses challenges for …

With the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the need for
health care providers to work collaboratively in teams to provide cost-effective, quality health …

Peer-facilitated programs in corrections can be a cost-effective strategy to provide more
opportunity for program services in prison. Brief interventions are also a valuable way to …

Purpose–Formalised support services for prisoners that rely on peer methods of delivery
show promising health and social outcomes but there is also conjecture that negative …