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Our Duty to Treat Opioid Use Disorder in Corrections
By Brent Gibson, MD, MPH, CCHP-P
Chief Health Officer, NCCHC
On June 22, NCCHC held an incredible webinar with national experts on the treatment of op… Continue Reading ›
A Moment for Corrections in Pride Month
As Pride Month draws to a close, NCCHC seeks to highlight the intersection of the challenges of people of c… Continue Reading ›
A Major Step Forward for Opioid Treatment in Corrections
By Brent Gibson, MD, MPH, CCHP-P
Managing Director, NCCHC Resources, Inc.
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, … 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 ›
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 vaccines, th… Continue Reading ›
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 r… Continue Reading ›
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 job… 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 ›