The National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) has released updated guidelines aimed at improving medical treatment for substance-use disorders in jails, incorporating the latest research and best practices to address the ongoing opioid crisis.
Deborah Shelton, Ph.D., has been appointed chair of The National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) Nursing Advisory Council.
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The National Commission of Correctional Healthcare has added another member to its multidisciplinary Board of Representatives, Paula Oldeg, MD, CCHP.
Joshua Sung, PA-C, CCHP-MH, has been named the new board liaison for the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) on the National Commission on Correctional Health Care’s multidisciplinary Board of Representatives, replacing Peter Ober, who had represented AAPA since 1998.
The National Commission on Correctional Health Care — a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of health care in jails, prisons and juvenile confinement facilities — recently welcomed Mary Ann Borgeson to its multidisciplinary Board of Representatives.
Jeffrey Alvarez, chief medical officer at NaphCare Inc., has been honored with the Bernard P. Harrison Merit Award.
In collaboration with Alabama-based correctional healthcare company, NaphCare Inc., the Middlesex County Office of Adult Corrections and Youth Services received the National Commission on Correctional Health Care’s (NCCHC) Pinnacle Award, the highest honor in correctional healthcare.
By Claire Wolfe MPH, MA, CCHP, and Fred Meyer, MA,…
NCCHC’s annual awards that pay tribute to leaders and innovators who have enriched the correctional health care field were presented October 2, during the opening ceremony of the 2023 National Conference on Correctional Health Care in Las Vegas.
