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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
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Correctional mental health services are often criticized with broad-brush comments citing conditions and services that, in many jurisdictions, are a thing of the past.
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It is my privilege to serve as the new chair of NCCHC’s Governance Board.
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The 2021 Annual Report highlights the many ways NCCHC found balance in a year of ups and downs.
Read this special issue with free access until March 1, 2022. Nine articles focus on the female health care experience within corrections and include
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One of the most visited sections of the NCCHC website is a decade-old series on aspects of correctional nursing practice. The entire series has
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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.
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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