Course Content
- Start Date: 31/01/25
- Category: Health Equity
- Course description
- Barriers to Health in Formerly Incarcerated Populations
- Feedback Evaluation
- Certificate of Completion CHES
Enrollment options
Native Hawaiians have the highest incarceration rate of any ethnic group in the state of Hawai'i. This training will provide an overview of the health barriers faced by formerly incarcerated populations, explore the factors contributing to high recidivism rates within the Hawai'i Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, offer strategies for supporting individuals in accessing social services, and discuss ways to eliminate barriers to healthcare.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this training learners will be able to:
Identify three public health strategies that reduce recidivism.
Demonstrate how to assist men and women of incarceration in receiving social services.
Identify at least two systemic barriers to healthcare access for formerly incarcerated populations
Format: recorded webinar
Duration: 90 minutes
Recorded on: 2/20/2025
Speaker: Francine Dudoit-Tagupa, RN
Target Audience: Public Health Professionals including community health workers, physicians, nurses, social workers, dietitians, and health educators.
Disclosures: The planners, reviewers, and authors have no declared conflicts of interest.
CE Available:
- Continuing Education Contact Hours for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES): This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1.5 total Category I continuing education contact hours (1.5 Continuing Competency Credits). WRPHTC provider number 99036.
The WRPHTC is a Designated Multiple Event Provider of Continuing Education Contact Hours (CECH) for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) through the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.
Skill Level: Advanced
CHES Event ID#: SS99036_02112025
Category 1 Credits: 1.5
Continuing Competency Credits: 0
Advanced Credits: N/A
Level 1: No
Level 2: No
Level 3: No
Nursing Total Credits: 1.5 ANCC Contact Hours
Primary Tier: Tier Two
Secondary Tier: Tier One
Primary Domain: Health Equity Skills
Secondary Domain: Communication Skills