News | National Commission on Correctional Health Care
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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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12-week conference survey participants were eligible.
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Become part of the effort to build tomorrow’s correctional health care workforce.
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Commonalities across the country in operations and leadership issues
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To prevent lawsuits, avoid referring to rules, mandates, and inflexible protocols.
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169 individuals earned their CCHPs in the second quarter, representing the best second quarter recorded.
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NCCHC supports and recommends making accommodations for nursing individuals in custody,
Scholarship winners and mentors Spring 2023
Get inspired by the most recent NCCHC Foundation conference scholarship winners.
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“I hope to inspire others on my team to pursue certification too.”