id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-016472-jj7fqcen Freudenberg, Nicholas Health Research Behind Bars: A Brief Guide to Research in Jails and Prisons 2007 .txt text/plain 7502 325 36 For health researchers and their collaborators, the audience for this chapter, correctional facilities offer several unique advantages: a population at high risk of many health problems including infectious and chronic diseases, substance abuse, and mental health problems; social and physical environments that can enhance or impede well-being; a setting that is a focal point for the class, racial/ethnic, and gender differences that divide the United States; a site where health and mental health services and prevention programs are offered and can be evaluated; a controlled environment for administration of treatments such as directly observed therapy for tuberculosis; and a stopping point in the cycle of incarceration and reentry that so profoundly affects community well-being. ./cache/cord-016472-jj7fqcen.txt ./txt/cord-016472-jj7fqcen.txt