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NCCHC’s New Board Chair Shares His Thoughts about Coping with COVID-19
by Joseph V. Penn, MD, CCHP-MH:
I was recently asked how correctional health care has changed since the last time I was NCCHC chairman in 2008 and 200… Continue Reading ›
COVID information and more at the National Conference
The National Conference on Correctional Health Care, taking place online November 2-4, features a full slate of sessions for all aspects of correctional heal… Continue Reading ›
Taking the Long Road Back: One Facility’s Journey From the COVID-19 Crisis
Kearny, New Jersey, the home of the Hudson County Correctional Center, is nine miles from Manhattan. On a regular day, it can seem pretty far from the bustle… Continue Reading ›
Addressing Racism in Correctional Health Care
by Wendi Wills El-Amin, MD, and Carolyn Sufrin, MD, PhD
In eight minutes and 46 seconds, the world witnessed a profound tragedy. That duration, the ti… Continue Reading ›
Reflections on Juvenile Services, COVID-19, and Quality Improvement
By Brent Gibson, MD, MPH, CCHP-P
Managing Director, NCCHC Resources
I recently had a unique opportunity to spend several days within a large, statewid… Continue Reading ›
Standards Q&A – COVID, Physicals, DNR
by Jim Martin, MPSA, CCHP,vice president of program development
Access to Care in the Time of COVID-19
Q: We have a question … Continue Reading ›
COVID-19 in Correctional Facilities: Screening, Testing, Race and Ethnicity
By Brent Gibson, MD, MPH, CAE, FACPM, CCHP-P
In March 2020, NCCHC partnered with researchers from the Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Law School to… Continue Reading ›
A Word About Coronavirus Testing
By Brent R. Gibson, MD, MPH, CAE, FACPM, CCHP-P
A Review
As the nation gets back to work and many pat… Continue Reading ›
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 correct… Continue Reading ›
COVID-19 Weekly Roundtable For Law Enforcement & Correctional Health Care Webinar
Updated May 15, 2020
National experts in correctional health care and public health share perspectives and answer questions from participants on COVID… Continue Reading ›