Health promotion and young prisoners: a European perspective.

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to assess the health promotion needs of vulnerable young prisoners and the existing health promotion activities in custodial settings in seven European Union (EU) Member States.

Design/methodology/approach: The research comprised two components: the first involved identifying existing health promotion practices. The second involved mapping out young offenders' health promotion needs by carrying out a needs assessment.

Health monitoring of the migrant population in Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany: experiences, implications, and perspectives.

Aim: To describe the benefits and restrictions that emerged in health monitoring of the Northrhine-Westphalian migrant population.

Methods: Analysis of official register data, description and classification of benefits and restrictions, and systematic derivation of implications of general validity.

Results: The comparison of the native German and migrant populations revealed which health relevant fields with specific problems require political intervention and further research.