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Baldwin KM, Jones J. 2000. Health issues specific to incarcerated women: Information for state maternal and child health programs. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University, Women's and Children's Health Policy Center, 11 pp.

Annotation: This report examines health issues specific to incarcerated women. It describes characteristics of the women, standards for health services, and significant health care concerns. The report suggests areas for improvement in health care and potential roles for public health and maternal and child health. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Women's and Children's Health Policy Center, 615 North Wolfe Street, Room E4143, Baltimore, MD 21205, Telephone: (410) 502-5450 Fax: (410) 502-5831 Web Site: http://www.jhsph.edu/wchpc Available from the website.

Keywords: Access to health care, Correctional institutions, Incarcerated women, Prisoners, Standards, State MCH programs, Women', Women', s health, s health services

Bloodgood RS. 1928. Welfare of prisoners' families in Kentucky. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 50 pp. (Bureau publication (United States. Children's Bureau); no. 182)

Annotation: This publication reports the findings of a study on the welfare of families in Kentucky where the father has been incarcerated. Information is included on the economic circumstances of the family, their living conditions, and the education of the children. Case studies based on interviews with the mother and/or relatives of the family were conducted to obtain data on how the families adapted themselves to their change of circumstances. Recommendations regarding the administration of penal institutions and social welfare measures to address child dependency and neglect are included. It is a publication of the U.S. Department of Labor, Children's Bureau.

Contact: Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchlibrary.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Case studies, Child welfare, Families, Field studies, Kentucky, Prisoners, Reports
   

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