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
Mar 22, 2022
Misperceptions of Correctional Mental Health: It’s Time to Drop the Old Stereotypes
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.
Mar 16, 2022
Priorities for 2022 … and Beyond
It is my privilege to serve as the new chair of NCCHC’s Governance Board.
Feb 15, 2022
NCCHC 2021 Annual Report
The 2021 Annual Report highlights the many ways NCCHC found balance in a year of ups and downs.
Feb 1, 2022
Journal of Correctional Health Care Offers Free Access to Female Health Care Issue for February
Read this special issue with free access until March 1, 2022. Nine articles focus on the female health care experience within corrections and include
Jan 28, 2022
Popular Correctional Nursing Practice Article Series Updated
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
Sep 21, 2022
“Excited Delirium”: Dehumanizing and Unscientific
By Kevin Fiscella, MD, MPH, and Debra A. Pinals, MD
Sep 20, 2022
NCCHC Seeking Volunteers for Committee Participation
NCCHC is accepting applications from CCHPs who are interested in committee service.
Sep 12, 2022
Suicide Prevention: Interdisciplinary Teamwork, Critical Evaluation, and Risk Reduction
By Fred W. Meyer, MA, CJM, CCHPManaging Director, NCCHC Resources Working with a team of NCCHC Resources consultants, I recently completed an analysis for
Sep 9, 2022
NCCHC Supports Access to MOUD
September is National Recovery Month, a time to support MOUD in jails.
Sep 6, 2022
Slides and Recording Available for Free Webinar on Monkeypox in Corrections
Clinicians and leaders across the country are looking for answers on the prevention and treatment of monkeypox. Today, Liesl Hagan, MPH, Senior Scientist for
Sep 6, 2022
Slides and Recording Available for Free Webinar on CDC Infectious Disease Recommendations
On September 1, NCCHC, in conjunction with the American Jail Association, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and National Sheriffs’ Association, presented a
