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Short Communication
Charting a pathway to health equity in correctional settings
Author(s): Deborah Shelton*
As the nation’s nurses raise their unified voices in response to the National Academies of Medicine’s (NAM) report on the Future of Nursing 2020-2030 (NAM, 2021), there is a need for leadership in the translation of these national recommendations to the world of correctional health care. The vision proposed through this report by the discipline of Nursing is that the challenges of the US healthcare system are linked to the fact that equity and health equity do not exist. Supported by research evidence linking Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) and health outcomes, the failure to address SDoH as a link to the underlying causes of disease risks perpetuates a cycle of health disparities and inequality (Lipman, 2019). The proposed national strategy is to invest in and strengthen the nursing workforce, enhancing the diversity of the nursing workforce and optimizing use of nur.. View More»
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