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
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