Annotated Bibliography
Chronic Disease (in CSC)
The following resources were utilized in looking at chronic disease in my place of practice.
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Canada, P. H. A. of, & Canada, P. H. A. of. (2004, July 23). Chronic Diseases [navigation page]. Retrieved March 6, 2019, from https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/chronic-diseases.html
This Public Health Agency of Canada website lists the most prevalent chronic diseases in Canada and provides links to resources, infographics and reports on specific chronic diseases. This website is a resource for the public, health professionals and policy makers.
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Canada, P. H. A. of, & Canada, P. H. A. of. (2017, August 8). At-a-glance - The 2017 Canadian Chronic Disease Indicators [education and awareness]. Retrieved March 6, 2019, from https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/reports-publications/health-promotion-chronic-disease-prevention-canada-research-policy-practice/vol-37-no-8-2017/at-a-glance-2017-canadian-chronic-disease-indicators.html
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The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) developed Chronic Disease and Injury Indicator Framework (CDIIF) to provide up-to-date information on chronic disease and associated risk and protective factors. The CDIIF includes indicators based on six main domains: social and environmental determinants, maternal and child health risk and protective factors (RPFs), behaviour RPFs, risk conditions, disease prevention practices, and health outcomes/status. Its target audience is policy makers and public health professionals, but it has broad applicability as a reference tool.
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Contenu, E. name of the content author / N. en anglais de l’auteur du. (2011, November 29). Canadian Best Practices Portal – CBPP. Retrieved March 6, 2019, from http://cbpp-pcpe.phac-aspc.gc.ca/
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Published by the Public Health Agency of Canada, The Canadian Best Practices Portal defines chronic diseases and describes the determinants, both at the individual and community levels, that influence chronic diseases or act as protective factors. Links to specific chronic diseases, interventions, resources, public health topics and policy issues are available from this website.
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CorrectCare Archive. (2012). Retrieved March 7, 2019, from https://www.ncchc.org/correctcare-archive
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A resource for healthcare professionals working in corrections, the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) aims to improve the quality of health care in jails, prisons, and juvenile confinement facilities. NCCHC establishes standards for health services in correctional facilities, operates a voluntary accreditation program for institutions that meet those standards, produces and disseminates resource publications, conducts educational conferences, and offers a certification program for correctional health professionals.
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Government of Canada, C. S. of C. (2002, September 1). The Federal Offender Population Profile 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2019, from https://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/publications/005007-3038-eng.shtml
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The Correctional Service of Canada Infectious Disease Surveillance for Hepatitis C Virus (HVC) from 2000-2014. The number of tests, new case reports, HCV prevalence, and treatment uptake were reported via the CSC Infectious Disease Surveillance System (IDSS).
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Government of Canada, C. S. of C. (2007, July 11). Research Reports. Retrieved March 8, 2019, from https://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/research/r144-eng.shtml
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This study examined visible minority offenders under the responsibility of the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC). It found that, in comparison to their proportion in the Canadian population, Caucasian and Asian offenders are under-represented, while Black offenders are disproportionately represented.
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Government of Canada, C. S. of C. (2007, July 11). Suicides and Prisoner Suicide: A Review of the Literature. Retrieved March 6, 2019, from https://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/text/pblct/health/phs-eng.shtml
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The Corrections Service of Canada’s public Health Strategy for offenders is published on this website for accountability and transparency to the public. This document references the legislative context, objectives and guiding principles of their strategy and details 7 strategic areas with associated plans of action.
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Harris, K. (2017, October 31). Hungry inmates pose security risk, watchdog warns CBC News. Retrieved March 7, 2019, from https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/correctional-investigator-zinger-report-1.4379823
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Correctional investigator Ivan Zinger, Canada’s prison watchdog, provides an interview about CSC’s fixed daily food budget and why he believes this cost cutting initiative may pose a safety risk to both staff and inmates.
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Kouyoumdjian, F., Schuler, A., Matheson, F. I., & Hwang, S. W. (2016). Health status of prisoners in Canada. Canadian Family Physician, 62(3), 215–222. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4984599/
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This article is a literature review on quantitative research on the health status of persons in custody in provincial, territorial, and federal correctional facilities in Canada between 1993 and 2014. It summarizes recent evidence that the health status of this population is poor compared with the general Canadian population, as indicated by data on social determinants of health, mortality in custody, mental health, substance use, communicable diseases, and sexual and reproductive health.
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Stewart, L. A., Nolan, A., Sapers, J., Power, J., Panaro, L., & Smith, J. (2015). Chronic health conditions reported by male inmates newly admitted to Canadian federal penitentiaries. CMAJ Open, 3(1), E97–E102. https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20140025
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The authors of this article conducted a systematic collection of data on chronic physical health conditions reported by newly admitted inmates in Canadian federal penitentiaries over a six-month period in 2012. International health studies have shown that inmates have higher rates of infectious diseases, chronic diseases and psychiatric disorders relative to the general population. The most common health conditions reported by respondents were head injury, back pain, asthma and hepatitis C virus infection.