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
Dec 28, 2020
Remembering Sheriff B. J. Roberts
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
