The mission of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care is to improve the quality of health care in jails, prisons and juvenile confinement facilities. Read More ›
Research & Policy ›
- First-of-its-kind analysis discusses the logistics of hospital care for state prisoners and how such care supplements on-site prison health…
- The updated recommendations expand the use of once-weekly isoniazid-rifapentine for 12 weeks (3HP) for treatment of LTBI.
- NCCHC has updated its position statement on Management of Noncancer Chronic Pain, calling for this common patient complaint to be addressed…
Announcements ›
- Leading suicide prevention organization and correctional health care experts partner to address rising national suicide rate.
- The NCCHC board of directors welcomes Debra Pinals as its new liaison of the American Psychiatric Association.
- NCCHC welcomes the American Association of Nurse Practitioners as its newest supporting organization; Jennifer Clifton is new board liaison.
What's New ›
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The Summer 2018 issue is now posted as a PDF. Read about the new standards, what it means to be a CCHP, the latest Suicide Prevention Summit...
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This presentation will focus on the high-level changes to the standards, including an overview of the seven general areas of the standards u...
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Several of NCCHC’s supporting organizations have published statements opposing separation of immigrant children from their families, citin...