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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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Jun 14, 2022

Improve the field with a presentation at the 2023 Spring Conference

NCCHC is accepting presentation proposals through August 26 for the 2023 Spring Conference on Correctional Health Care, taking place April 29 – May 2
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Jun 13, 2022

NCCHC Publishes New Position Statement on End-of-Life Care

The goal of end-of-life care in corrections, as in other contexts, is to prevent or relieve suffering as much as possible while preserving and
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Jun 13, 2022

Meet Loretta Reed, CCHP

She is director of the Project Management Office of NCCHC’s consulting subsidiary, NCCHC Resources.
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May 26, 2022

CCHP-MHs Feel the Love

Ask a CCHP-MH what they like about the work they do, and their passion for it is evident.
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May 23, 2022

Recorded Webinar Highlights New CDC Guidance for Correctional and Detention Facilities

On May 19, Liesl Hagan, MPH, Senior Scientist for Correctional Health, Office of the Deputy Director for Infectious Diseases at the Centers for Disease
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May 13, 2022

Self-Injurious Behaviors, Part 2: Management and Treatment Interventions

by Kavita Khajuria, MD, Forensic Psychiatrist, Twin Towers Correctional Facility
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May 11, 2022

Self-Injurious Behaviors in Correctional Facilities, Part 1

by Kavita Khajuria, MD, Twin Towers Correctional Facility
May 9, 2022

NCCHC Foundation & Indivior Release White Paper on MOUD

A new white paper, From the General Public to America’s Jails: MAT Saves Lives, highlights the role of jails in providing medications for opioid use
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May 5, 2022

Correctional Mental Health Care Conference Focuses on Critical Issues For Incarcerated and Staff

As the country recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health concerns have risen to the forefront. Overdose deaths and suicides are up throughout the
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May 3, 2022

Nominate a Leader or Future Leader for an NCCHC Award

The new Edward A. Harrison Excellence in Correctional Health Care Leadership Award was created in 2021 to honor long-time NCCHC President/CEO Edward A. Harrison, who retired