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Dr. Kennedy brings extensive experience in correctional medicine, public health leadership, and population health strategy.
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Honoring a Life. Inspiring the Future. “He never asked about the crime, he only treated the patients.”                                                                                                                               — Mary Paris For Joseph E.
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Correctional health care asks a great deal of you, and your body adapts.
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Build a workforce that meets the moment.
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Become part of the effort to build tomorrow’s correctional health care workforce.
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NCCHC’s newly revised position statement explains why.
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The NCCHC Foundation is committed to fostering workforce development and attracting new entrants to the field. As part of this initiative, NCCHC and the
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Please help CDC assess food safety by March 30.
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Ensuring appropriate, timely, and comprehensive care for incarcerated patients is complex. It becomes even more complex when off-site services are involved.
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NCCHC’s newest position statement addresses Anti-Racism in Correctional Health Care.
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NCCHC and the NCCHC Foundation have released a video highlighting the benefits of working as a health care professional in corrections. Share this video