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The workshop will explore adding measures of prior and current criminal justice system involvement to household-based health surveys of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), such as the National Health Interview Survey, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, and others. Justice-involved populations have gradually gained recognition as vulnerable to poor health outcomes, including high rates of infectious diseases and behavioral health conditions. Discussions at the workshop will inform future DHHS selection of measures of involvement with the criminal justice system for potential inclusion in population surveys of health. Workshop topics will likely include the following:
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Improving Collection of Indicators of Criminal Justice System Involvement in Population Health Data Programs: Proceedings of a Workshop
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In the U.S. criminal justice system in 2014, an estimated 2.2 million people were in incarcerated or under correctional supervision on any given day, and another 4.7 million were under community supervision, such as probation or parole. Among all U.S. adults, 1 in 31 is involved with the criminal ju...
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