Sheriff Roberts’ contributions to NCCHC’s success were incalculable, and he will be greatly missed.
Dec 17, 2020
Call for Vaccine Education Plans and Materials
Are you developing vaccine education plans and materials for your facility? Social media is sending mixed messages that may confuse the messaging coming from
Dec 17, 2020
Put Incarcerated Populations Toward the Front of the Line for COVID-19 Vaccine
As states finalize distribution plans for the COVID-19 vaccine, NCCHC encourages giving high priority to incarcerated individuals, custody and support staff, and health care
Dec 15, 2020
Strategies for Promoting CCHP Certification to Your Team
By Michael Teasdale, RN, CCHP Full disclosure: I did not obtain my CCHP certification until I had been in nursing management for quite some
Dec 7, 2020
Monitoring: An Essential Component of Health Services
In a recent session I moderated at the National Conference on Correctional Health Care, we were fortunate to have the perspectives of Sheriff Earnell
Dec 7, 2020
Get vaccinated against the flu while waiting for the COVID-19 vaccine!
As COVID-19 surges across the United States and staff and individuals in correctional facilities are especially vulnerable due to the congregate setting and pre-existing
Oct 13, 2021
Vaccine Hesitancy Flowchart
Vaccine Hesitancy Chart
Oct 7, 2021
Standards Q & A: Corporate vs. Site-Specific Policies
Q: At our facility, we use corporate policies and procedures from our health services vendor. How will NCCHC evaluate site-specific policies during our next
Sep 30, 2021
Standards Q & A: Survey After Change in Health Services Provider
Q: We are due for our NCCHC reaccreditation survey in October but have recently changed health services vendors. Will this impact our survey? A:
Sep 21, 2021
Correctional Nurse Shares CCHP Prep Experience on YouTube
We were pleasantly surprised to find Erica Soto, RN, CCHP, on YouTube discussing her recent experience studying for and passing the CCHP exam on
Sep 21, 2021
Standard & Resources
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Sep 13, 2021
Before Estelle: A Firsthand View
It is hard to imagine now, but in the late 1960s and early 1970s there were only about 400,000 individuals housed in prisons and
