Transitions in Health Services: Don’t Let Change Disrupt Patient Care
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
Apr 20, 2020
Correctional Health, Public Health & COVID-19
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
Apr 13, 2020
New Opportunties to Save Lives in Jails and Prisons Amidst Twin Crises
After two decades of a growing opioid crisis, we are now confronting a second crisis – the COVID-19 pandemic. With no proven treatments or
Apr 9, 2020
NCCHC Calls on President, Legislators to Support Adequate PPE for Corrections
NCCHC has received many inquiries regarding a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) for correctional staff and inmates. A recent study completed with researchers
Apr 9, 2020
NCCHC and Harvard University Researchers Release Study on Coronavirus in Corrections
Correctional staff have a higher infection rate than inmates. More testing and PPE is needed.
Apr 6, 2020
Guidance for Telemedicine – Start the Innovation Engines
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
Dec 2, 2022
Emotional Health in Corrections
Working with the incarcerated population in a challenging environment is no easy task.
Dec 1, 2022
‘Se habla español’: CCHP Program in Puerto Rico
NCCHC reps traveled to Puerto Rico to provide training and administer the CCHP exam.
Nov 30, 2022
New CDC Guidance for COVID-19 in Corrections
The Centers for Disease Control has updated its Guidance on Management of COVID-19 in Homeless Service Sites and in Correctional and Detention Facilities
Nov 28, 2022
How Are You Infecting Others Today?
A positive attitude can be infectious.
Nov 22, 2022
Support the Future of the Field on Giving Tuesday
On Giving Tuesday, support the future of correctional health care with a donation (of any size!) to the NCCHC Foundation.
Nov 21, 2022
NCCHC Releases New Edition of Standards for Health Services in Juvenile Facilities
The 2022 edition of NCCHC’s Standards for Health Services in Juvenile Detention and Confinement Facilities is now available. The task force, which included physicians,
