The goal of this continuing education program is to help nurses understand the control and management of infectious diseases in the correctional setting. After you study this information, you will be able to —
- Describe characteristics of incarcerated populations that affect the control and management of infectious diseases in the correctional setting.
- Describe factors in prisons and jails that have an impact on the control and management of infectious diseases in incarcerated populations.
- Relate the importance of collaboration between the correctional health services and local and state public health agencies.