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surveyor graduation certificate
NCCHC surveyors play an important role in advancing quality correctional health care.
2026 Foundation ToolKit
Free digital resource to help jails and their community partners strengthen reentry programs and continuity of care.
50th anniversary video
By Deborah Ross, CCHP, NCCHC chief executive officer This fall, we will gather in Las Vegas for the 50th anniversary of the National Conference
Antitibiotics
Most dental pain requires definitive treatment, paired with over-the-counter pain relievers, not antibiotics.
National Recovery Month
Recognize the professionals working every day to provide treatment and support in correctional settings.
Medicaid
Unless officials take action, millions of people are likely to fall through the cracks.
By Brent R. Gibson, MD, MPH, CAE, FACPM, CCHP-P As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to challenge society, and corrections in particular, it’s important not
by Alison O. Jordan, MSW, LCSW “Correctional health is public health”—We say this often, but what does it mean? It means that the correctional
After two decades of a growing opioid crisis, we are now confronting a second crisis – the COVID-19 pandemic. With no proven treatments or
NCCHC has received many inquiries regarding a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) for correctional staff and inmates. A recent study completed with researchers
Correctional staff have a higher infection rate than inmates. More testing and PPE is needed.
As April starts, the country remains in the grips of the COVID-19 pandemic. Communities nationwide are facing issues of quarantine and isolation, loss of