News | National Commission on Correctional Health Care
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Achieving NCCHC accreditation demonstrates a commitment to high-quality correctional health care and overall well-being of incarcerated individuals and staff alike.
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15 early career professionals were invited to the NCCHC Spring Conference.
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Nominations must be received by June 20, 2024.
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Do certain standards apply if women are not here for more than three days?
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National Correctional Officers Week and National Nurses Week overlap this year.
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Submit yourself or a peer for an award. Deadline June 7/
Ron Shansky MD
Dr. Ronald Shansky, a pioneer in correctional health care, passed away on September 16 after a life dedicated to improving the medical care of
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The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office designed an opt-out testing pilot program to screen all women for syphilis.
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The new NCCHC position statement encourages correctional systems to adopt comprehensive hepatitis C programs.
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The latest in the NCCHC Foundation’s video series explores careers in correctional mental health.
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By fostering connections, we can transform corrections into a more compassionate community.
Dr. Jamal Gwathney
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Health Service Corps Deputy Medical Director Jamal Gwathney, MD, MPH, CCHP, has been elected to a three-year term on