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Implementation Of Family Planning And Contraception For Female Inmates In Vermont, Callan Janowiec Fnp
Implementation Of Family Planning And Contraception For Female Inmates In Vermont, Callan Janowiec Fnp
College of Nursing and Health Sciences Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Project Publications
Background and Objective(s): Unplanned pregnancies are disproportionately high among female inmates, and incarceration provides a unique opportunity for care may be otherwise difficult to obtain, including reproductive health and family planning services, specifically the provision of contraception. It is known that women are 14 times more likely to initiate contraception if education and services are provided within the prison (Clarke et al., 2006b). Despite decades of research identifying the unmet need, very few prisons around the country provide any sort of sexual health or family planning care to prisoners (Braithwaite, Treadwell, & Arriola, 2008).
Methods: This project involves the creation …
Screening For Domestic Violence Against Women: A Public Health Crisis In Maine, Clare Park
Screening For Domestic Violence Against Women: A Public Health Crisis In Maine, Clare Park
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
The role of healthcare providers in stopping domestic violence against women, a public health crisis, through promoting a culture of universal screening and community education.