Choosing health in prison: Prisoners' views on making healthy choices in English prisons
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
The significance of ‘the visit’ in an English category-B prison: views from prisoners, prisoners’ families and prison staff
A number of claims have been made regarding the importance of prisoners staying in touch with their family through prison visits. Firstly from a humanitarian perspective of enabling family members to see each other, but also regarding the impact of maintaining family ties for successful rehabilitation, reintegration into society and reduced re-offending. This growing evidence base has resulted ...
متن کاملIdentifying health promotion needs among prison staff in three English prisons: results from a qualitative study.
Prisons are seen as a (temporary) home and community for offenders, yet they also have a dual role as a workplace for prison staff. This article explores how the "healthy settings" philosophy, commonly used in schools, applies in the prison environment. The article explores the concept of the health-promoting prison from the perspective of prison staff using semistructured interviews in three E...
متن کاملControl and choice in English prisons: developing health-promoting prisons.
The 'health-promoting prison' has been informed by a broader settings-based philosophy to health promotion which conceptualizes health as the responsibility for all social settings. Though in its relative infancy, the notion of a health-promoting prison has gained political backing from international organizations like the World Health Organization, but the implementation of the policy rhetoric...
متن کاملEvaluating Prisons, Prisoners and Others
The series Studies in Public Policy is published by the Policy Institute at Trinity College. It aims to bridge the gap between the academic and professional policy communities and make a real difference to public policy debate in Ireland. Each Study takes a practical policy problem and analyses it in a way that is academically rigorous yet accessible for all that.
متن کاملEconomic Rationality in Choosing between Short-Term Bad-Health Choices and Longer-Term Good-Health Choices
Non-contagious, chronic disease has been identified as a global health risk. Poor lifestyle choices, such as smoking, alcohol, drug and solvent abuse, physical inactivity, and unhealthy diet have been identified as important factors affecting the increasing incidence of chronic disease. The following focuses on the circumstance affecting the lifestyle or behavioral choices of Aboriginal and Tor...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Health Education Journal
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0017-8969,1748-8176
DOI: 10.1177/0017896908094633