COCHS M.A.P. Tool 2.0

Having a medical home – a trusted, reliable source of continuing health care – can ease the process for people leaving jail so that they’re less likely to return.

—Dick Bohrer
COCHS Advisory Committee Member

Departments of corrections and health providers from the community should join together in the common project of delivering high quality health care that protects prisoners and the public.

—Confronting Confinement:
A Report of the Commission on Safety and Abuse in America’s Prisons

By collaborating with community health centers, jails can be part of the solution to improving both public safety and public health.

—Keith Barton, M.D.
COCHS' Medical Director

COCHS

Community Oriented Correctional Health Services

COCHS M.A.P. Tool 2.0

COCHS Mapping Arrestee Population Tool 2.0 ^@ is a geographical information system (GIS) that helps institutions visualize reentry populations with geospatial data. COCHS M.A.P Tool 2.0 ^@ also identifies reentry resources in the community such as substance abuse clinics, mental health facilities and Federally Qualifying Health Clinics (FQHC).

COCHS M.A.P. Tool ^@ was listed as a Quality Tool by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality(AHRQ).

Visit: www.cochsmaptool.org