Kim Sterling | National Commission on Correctional Health Care

Kim Sterling

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Dec 14, 2021

The Importance of Custody-Health Care Collaboration, Part 2

While knowledgeable leadership is critical to ensuring that a correctional system runs effectively, no group is more important to the day-to-day success of an
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Dec 10, 2021

The Importance of Custody-Health Care Collaboration, Part 1

If you work in correctional health care, you not only have to interact and care for incarcerated patients; you also need to collaborate with
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Dec 6, 2021

Minimum Age of Prosecution of 12: What Does It Mean and Why Does It Matter?

Last February, police in Rochester, New York, responded to what they termed a “family trouble” call regarding a 9-year-old girl. Upon arrival, police handcuffed
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Dec 1, 2021

Reaching across Communication Barriers to Understand Our Patients

The way we communicate has changed tremendously as the internet has replaced traditional media like newspapers and TV. Instead of reading an entire article,
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Nov 23, 2021

American Diabetes Association releases new position statement on Diabetes Management in Correctional Facilities

From the report summary: People with diabetes should receive care that meets national standards. Being incarcerated does not change these standards. Patients must have
Nov 16, 2021

NCCHC Board Approves Updated Position Statement on Naloxone in Correctional Facilities

In light of new reports on lives saved in jails, the NCCHC Governance Board has updated the NCCHC Position Statement on Naloxone in Correctional
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Nov 10, 2021

Meeting the Needs of Incarcerated Veterans

People commit crimes and are incarcerated for myriad reasons – probably as many reasons as there are justice-involved individuals. Addiction, mental illness, poverty, lack
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Nov 8, 2021

Journal of Women and Criminal Justice Seeks Creative Submissions from Justice-Involved Persons and Advocates

The New Jersey’s Commission on Reentry Services for Women and The Women’s Project at NJRC are seeking art and creative and editorial writing for
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Oct 27, 2021

Is Your Correctional System Overpaying for Off-Site Health Care?

Correctional health care leaders can have a major impact on controlling health care costs in ways you may have never considered. Performing services in-house,
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Oct 19, 2021

Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in State Prisons: A Look at Current Delivery Status

As the United States battles a growing opioid epidemic, corrections professionals face the considerable demands of managing a population increasingly dependent on opioids. Although