Kim Sterling | National Commission on Correctional Health Care

Kim Sterling

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Oct 3, 2022

NCCHC Certifies Greatest Number of CCHPs and Specialty CCHPS in Five Years

Certified Correctional Health Professional status was attained by 142 individuals in the second quarter.
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Oct 3, 2022

Eliminating Financial Assessments for Health Care Services: Updated Position Statement

Revisions stress opposition to copays and fees during incarceration.
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Sep 29, 2022

YesCare CCHP Contest Gives Patients A Big Win

In August and September this year, YesCare created the YesCare CCHP Certification Challenge, which ultimately resulted in 40 new CCHPs, 3 CCHP-RNs, and 1
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Sep 21, 2022

“Excited Delirium”: Dehumanizing and Unscientific

By Kevin Fiscella, MD, MPH, and Debra A. Pinals, MD
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Sep 20, 2022

NCCHC Seeking Volunteers for Committee Participation

NCCHC is accepting applications from CCHPs who are interested in committee service.
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Sep 12, 2022

Suicide Prevention: Interdisciplinary Teamwork, Critical Evaluation, and Risk Reduction

By Fred W. Meyer, MA, CJM, CCHPManaging Director, NCCHC Resources Working with a team of NCCHC Resources consultants, I recently completed an analysis for
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Sep 9, 2022

NCCHC Supports Access to MOUD

September is National Recovery Month, a time to support MOUD in jails.
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Sep 6, 2022

Slides and Recording Available for Free Webinar on Monkeypox in Corrections

Clinicians and leaders across the country are looking for answers on the prevention and treatment of monkeypox. Today, Liesl Hagan, MPH, Senior Scientist for
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Sep 6, 2022

Slides and Recording Available for Free Webinar on CDC Infectious Disease Recommendations

On September 1, NCCHC, in conjunction with the American Jail Association, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and National Sheriffs’ Association, presented a
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Aug 31, 2022

Sue Medley-Lane, RN, CCHP-A, Reelected to the CCHP Board of Trustees

Centurion Health Director of Infection Control and Prevention Sue Lane, RN, CCHP-A, will serve a second term on the CCHP Board of Trustees. Ms.