Engaging Reentry Population Part l: The Role of Social Determinants of Health in Reentry Populations (Webinar)
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Description:
Formerly incarcerated individuals/returning citizens have significant and complex challenges upon integrating back into society. As health care professionals, social workers, educators and advocates for justice, this webinar series seeked to engage persons of interest in a 3-part series where participants described systemic challenges as it relates to the social determinants of health, followed by the role of HIV/HCV/substance misuse plays in their lives and closing with how to foster retention and linkage to care via best practices. This series was best suited for those who were currently working with this population and wanted to sharpen their skills in the field.
Learning Objectives:
- Define and identify the social determinants of health
- Identify demographics of those incarcerated
- Discuss the role of the social determinants of health in mass incarceration (recidivism)
- Identify the impact of incarceration on health outcomes
