Ep. 66: A public health perspective on shelters mini series part 1

In the first episode of our series, we speak with Dr. Katharina Maier, an Associate Professor at the University of Winnipeg who has published extensively on issues pertaining to prison violence, prison masculinities, prisoner re-entry, and halfway houses. Katharina discusses the public health risks and barriers faced by clients of halfway houses and safe injection sites. She elaborates on public health risks for inmates who move from corrections to transitional housing and outlines a role for public health in mitigating precarious housing.