Renovating or Considering a New Build? Design for Health Care Success
The physical environment is critical to work effectiveness, satisfaction, and physical and psychological well-being. This has direct effects on staff and patients. For those
Feb 26, 2021
New GAO Report Recommends That Policies for Pregnant Women in DOJ Custody Align With National Guidelines
A new report from the Government Accountability Office noted that while the U.S. Marshals Service and the Bureau of Prisons have policies on pregnancy-related
Feb 24, 2021
“The CCHP Program Is for Correctional Health Executives Too”
“Knowing the NCCHC standards and becoming certified is just as important for correctional health administrators as it is for nurses, physicians, and other health
Feb 24, 2021
Language Matters: NCCHC’s New Position Statement on Use of Humanizing Language in Correctional Health Care
In 2003, one of the first initiatives of the Center for NuLeadership on Urban Solutions, an independent academic center and public policy think tank
Feb 24, 2021
NCCHC Adopts New Position Statements
NCCHC’s Board of Representatives has approved new position statements on humane housing for youth and humanizing language for all.
Feb 12, 2021
Major County Sheriffs of America Offers Webinar on Diversity in Law Enforcement
Thursday, February 18 at 1 pm Eastern Perspectives from Minority Law Enforcement Executives Featuring Sheriff Anthony Cureton, Bergen County NJ, and Dr. Patrick Oliver,
Aug 31, 2022
Sue Medley-Lane, RN, CCHP-A, Reelected to the CCHP Board of Trustees
Centurion Health Director of Infection Control and Prevention Sue Lane, RN, CCHP-A, will serve a second term on the CCHP Board of Trustees. Ms.
Aug 31, 2022
American College of Correctional Physicians Raising Funds for Hunger Relief in Haitian Prisons
The ACCP Board of Directors has asked NCCHC to share information about a hunger crisis in the prisons of Haiti. The crisis has resulted
Aug 26, 2022
NCCHC National Conference Brings the Field Together in October
The NCCHC National Conference on Correctional Health Care, the largest focused event in the field, will return to Las Vegas October 22-26 with education,
Aug 25, 2022
The End of Innocence… Or Perhaps the End of Adolescence
In 1989 Don Henley released his single “The End of Innocence.” The first verse goes like this: Remember when the days were longAnd rolled
Aug 22, 2022
Moving from “What’s Wrong with Them?” to “What Happened to Them?”
The NCCHC board adopted a new position statement on Trauma-Responsive Care for Youths.
Aug 18, 2022
Six Scholarship Winners Attend the NCCHC Correctional Mental Health Care Conference
NCCHC’s Correctional Mental Health Care Conference in Denver attracted a record number of attendees this year, with six of the nearly 500 participants supported
