Public Health and Corrections: An Intergovernmental Perspective and the Need for Connectivity

On November 28, 2005, the Academy’s Prisons Positioning Committee and Center for Intergovernmental Relations convened a roundtable discussion with experts from the fields of criminal justice, public health, academia, and public administration to discuss the following:

• The need for interconnectivity of the public health care system and the corrections system in the U.S.
• The impact of these systems on each other and on citizens-at-large
• Obstacles to interconnectivity, including cultural, intergovernmental, structural, information, and resource barriers
• Exemplar programs and success stories
• Potential avenues for future exploration and action