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Research & Policy ›
- 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…
- A new opinion piece suggests that surgical disease among the incarcerated is poorly documented.
Announcements ›
- 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.
- The 2017 Annual Report highlights the many ways NCCHC is improving the quality of health care in jails, prisons and juvenile facilities.
What's New ›
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Several of NCCHC’s supporting organizations have published statements opposing separation of immigrant children from their families, citin...
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The CCHP board of trustees welcomes 97 new CCHPs and congratulates 12 individuals who earned specialty certification in the second quarter of 2018.
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"I was heartened to see so many younger professionals at the NCCHC Spring Conference. This underscores the appeal of this practice area and ...