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
Oct 27, 2021
Is Your Correctional System Overpaying for Off-Site Health Care?
Correctional health care leaders can have a major impact on controlling health care costs in ways you may have never considered. Performing services in-house,
Oct 26, 2021
American Academy of Pediatrics Endorses NCCHC Position Statement on Restricted Housing for Youths
NCCHC position statement calls for reducing or stopping the use of restrictive housing for youths who are incarcerated and clear guidelines established for when
Oct 19, 2021
Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in State Prisons: A Look at Current Delivery Status
As the United States battles a growing opioid epidemic, corrections professionals face the considerable demands of managing a population increasingly dependent on opioids. Although
Oct 19, 2021
NCCHC Virtual Fall Conference Brings Critical Education Online
Catch up on Correctional Health Care Online November 17-18, 2021.
Oct 18, 2021
Running Up Against Vaccine Hesitancy? Try These Strategies
COVID-19 vaccines are safe and extremely effective against severe disease and death from COVID. And yet, the CDC reports that as of August 1,
