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Position Statements

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May 16, 2023

Revised Position Statement on Violence in Correctional Settings is Released

The NCCHC Governance Board has approved a new position statement, Public Health Implications of Violence and Correctional Settings. The statement replaces Prevention of Violence
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Feb 16, 2023

How We Talk About People Matters: The Case for Person-First Language in Correctional Health Care

The way we use language to conceptualize people can shape our attitudes about people and how we treat them.
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Feb 15, 2023

NCCHC Issues Position Statement on Racism in the Juvenile Legal System

The pervasive criminalization of misbehavior of school-aged Black youth has created the school-to-prison pipeline.
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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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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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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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Aug 22, 2022

Moving from “What’s Wrong with Them?” to “What Happened to Them?”

The NCCHC board adopted a new position statement on Trauma-Responsive Care for Youths.
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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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Apr 28, 2022

Abuse of Incarcerated People Position Statement Updated

Correctional health professionals have a fundamental duty to the clinical care, physical safety, and psychological wellness of their patients. NCCHC has revised its position
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Mar 31, 2022

Transgender Visibility in Corrections

March 31 is international Transgender Day of Visibility, a good time to review NCCHC’s position statement on Transgender and Gender Diverse Health Care in Correctional