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,
Q: We are starting to use inmate workers at our jail. What do we need to do to ensure we are following NCCHC standards?
Oct 26, 2026
Standardizing Prescribing Practices Through Collaboration at the State Level
The goal was to ensure that prescribing decisions were consistent, evidence-informed, and well-documented across the system.
Oct 26, 2026
NCCHC Recognizes Outstanding Posters at National Conference
Innovative ideas and practical solutions are helping advance correctional health care, and this year’s poster presentations at the 2026 National Conference on Correctional Health
Oct 22, 2026
Learn From Anywhere at NCCHC’s Virtual Winter Conference, December 2-3
Join live or access on demand through January 29.
Oct 20, 2026
Impact in Action: Investing in the People Who Deliver Quality Care
Celebrating National Estate Planning Awareness Week.
Oct 14, 2026
CCHP Program Sets New Annual Certification Record
Third-quarter certifications included 146 CCHPs, 11 CCHP-MHs, two CCHP-CPs, and seven CCHP-Ns.
Oct 9, 2026
Reentry Is More Than a Handoff
People need to understand their health needs, know what comes next and have meaningful connections to the people and services that can help them
