Health Network’s Developing in Prison Communities by Empowerment

Correctional institutions or prisons are places with a large number of people living crowded, which affects the health statusof inmates. The main objective of this developmental research is to studied the model of health network development in prisoncommunities by using empowerment process and has a specific purpose were 1. To study the characteristics of communitiesand health problems of Kalasin Prison Communities. 2. To develop an appropriate health care model for people in KalasinPrison Community and 3. To develop the potential of the health network in the Kalasin prison. The population is as manyas 3,005 inmates living in prisons. The sample consists of 75 inmates in the Kalasin Prison Community, 2 nurses’ inmatesof nurse units in the prison, the total of 77 person. The instruments consisted of knowledge assessment form, understandingof case manager in community health care of public health volunteers in prisons and in-depth interviews, focus groupinterviews, and transcription lessons in supervision. The results showed that 1. The top 5 health problems that sick inmateswere: 1.1 Upper respiratory infection 1.2 Rash / itch 1.3 Muscle pain 1.4 Arthritis 1.5 Gastrointestinal disease and healthrisks such as Stress, Depression, Obesity, Diabetes, Hypertension and Dyslipidemia. 2. Appropriate forms of health care forpeople in Kalasin prison community, namely Public health volunteers in prisons have a role in screening health conditions.Illness surveillance and education for self-care in order to prevent illness. 3. After the training in general knowledge aboutpublic health volunteers in prisons. The sample group had the mean scores and knowledge median of 11.65 and 12.00(X = 11.65, Med. = 12.00) respectively which increased statistically significant. And the development of the potential ofthe health network in prisons should focus on participation providing empowerment to volunteers with appreciation andrecord the merit points. Suggestions since it is a studied in a closed community. Therefore should be cooperation from allsectors involved in driving the public health volunteers in prisons for strength and sustainability, which will lead to furtherreduction of illness in prisons.