Kim Sterling | National Commission on Correctional Health Care

Kim Sterling

NCCHC provides continuing education credit—more than 100 hours each year—for physicians, nurses, psychologists and social workers, as well as general credit for CCHPs and professionals in other disciplines.

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Feb 8, 2023

NCCHC Releases New Position Statement on Nutritional Wellness

Access to a nutritious, palatable diet is essential to personal well-being, a medical necessity, and a fundamental human right. To advance the nutritional wellness
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Feb 3, 2023

MAT: Education Isn’t Enough

Adopting MAT requires training, new processes, and most importantly, a new outlook and understanding of addiction.
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Jan 18, 2023

Share Your Expertise at the 2023 National Conference on Correctional Health Care

Deadline for proposals is March 3 for sessions, posters, and roundtables.
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Jan 17, 2023

Scholarship Portal Open for Spring Conference

The NCCHC Foundation will award scholarships for students and correctional health professionals who have three or less years of experience in the field to attend the NCCHC
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Jan 12, 2023

ACP Calls for Improved Correctional Health Care Access and Quality

In a position paper, NCCHC supporting organization spells out its commitment to the incarcerated.
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Jan 9, 2023

Record Fourth Quarter for CCHP Program in 2022

Certified Correctional Health Professional status was attained by 193 individuals in the fourth quarter.
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Jan 6, 2023

Free Access to 2022 Most-Read Journal of Correctional Health Care Articles

The top-read articles from the NCCHC Journal of Correctional Health Care are available with free access. Click through to read about: Addressing Shortages of
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Jan 5, 2023

Nursing Instructor Nicole Walker Inspired to Achieve CCHP-A

Nicole Walker, MSN, RN, CCHP-A, has joined the elite group of correctional health professionals who have earned advanced certification as a CCHP-A. She is
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Jan 3, 2023

NCCHC Hails Passage of MAT Act to Prevent Overdoses and Support Recovery

NCCHC applauds the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act provision of the Consolidated Appropriations Act for 2023.
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Dec 19, 2022

Defensive Documentation for Nurses

Commit to following best nursing documentation practices in the new year.