Certified Correctional Health Professionals

09/02/2026

50 years of meeting together, learning together, and thriving together. Join us for the NCCHC 50th National Conference. Early bird rates expire September 25. Link in first comment.

08/25/2026

🌟 Share your knowledge and insights at the 2027 Spring Conference! 🌼 Connect with fellow professionals and make an impact in our field. Don't miss your chance to be part of this incredible event! Deadline September 18. Link in first comment.

Deadline: September 18. Share your expertise!

08/20/2026

Hot topics, critical issues - join us for the NCCHC National Conference!
Three full days of high-quality expert-selected educational programming for medical, nursing, administrative, mental health, custody, and other correctional health professionals. Get up to 32 hours of CE. Register by September 25 & save up to $150. Link in comments.

04/20/2026

Great education and connections here in New Orleans! Thank you to our speakers, volunteers, and participants.

04/20/2026

So great to see familiar and new faces at Spring Conference. Good times in the exhibit hall!

03/18/2026

Behind every strong health care system are people willing to guide the next generation.

In correctional health care, mentorship matters more than ever. Students and early-career professionals often want to enter the field — but finding experienced professionals to learn from can be challenging.

The NCCHC Foundation’s new Preceptorship Portal and Workforce Development Hub helps bring people together. Through a national directory of volunteer preceptors, experienced correctional health professionals can share their knowledge and help future clinicians grow.

When professionals support one another, the entire field becomes stronger — and so does the care provided to people in custody.

If this work matters to you, we hope you’ll share this story with your community.

Read more: https://bit.ly/41bQVsR

03/11/2026

One week to go.

Join NCCHC on March 18 (11:00 AM–12:00 PM CT) for our upcoming webinar, Diabetes Management in Detention Facilities.

This session will explore how the American Diabetes Association® Standards of Care can be applied in correctional settings, where operational, security, and resource constraints shape how care is delivered.

Participants will gain practical guidance on screening, monitoring, medication management, and continuity of care — helping prevent medical emergencies, reduce hospital transfers, and limit long-term complications.

Featuring Jennifer Sherman, JD (American Diabetes Association) and Jeffrey Keller, MD (correctional medicine consultant and author).

Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/3NiRtdg

02/10/2026

National Sheriffs’ Association Affirms Commitment to Women’s Health Care in Jails
NSA has adopted a new resolution supporting access to comprehensive, evidence-based maternal and women’s health care in the nation’s jails—an important affirmation of the shared responsibility to protect the health and safety of incarcerated women, their children, and correctional staff.
NCCHC is pleased to work cooperatively with NSA on these critical issues. NSA has a representative on NCCHC’s Board of Representatives, reflecting an ongoing partnership between correctional leaders and health professionals committed to constitutionally acceptable care in jails and prisons
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02/09/2026

Awareness Shapes the Future: Seeing the Bigger Picture in Correctional Health Care
Awareness is the first step toward change—and in correctional health care, it has the power to shape the future of our workforce, our patients, and the system as a whole. Coming up in February:
- Awareness of Correctional Health Care as a Field
- Awareness of World Cancer Day (February 4)
- Awareness of National Donor Day (February 14)
- Awareness of the Foundation’s Spring Conference Fundraiser (April 20)
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01/26/2026

NCCHC CEO Deborah Ross, CCHP, has received the Broad Shoulders Award from the Professional Convention Management Association Greater Midwest Chapter. The award recognizes special efforts or contributions to the organization, innovative, and meritorious actions and leadership and has only been awarded eight times since 1996.
Formerly NCCHC’s Vice President of Education, Ms. Ross has been an active and long-standing member of PCMA GMC for more than 20 years. Over the years, she was deeply engaged in supporting the organization’s mission through extensive volunteer leadership, including more than a decade of service on the Sponsorship Committee and three years on the Awards Committee. In addition, she served on the PCMA GMC Board of Directors from 2018 to 2020, where she contributed to strategic planning, governance, and the continued growth and success of the chapter.
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