Kim Sterling, Author at NCCHC Resources

Addressing the Challenges of MAT in Jails: Insights from Hudson County

In a detailed interview with Becky Scott, director of the Hudson County Correctional Center, in American Jails magazine, Claire Wolfe, MPH, MS, CCHP, and Fred Meyer, MA, CJM, CCHP, ask Scott to discuss the significant challenges and strategies involved in implementing Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder in jails. Since its introduction in 2016, […]

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Health Care Monitoring in Your Facility: Improve Care and Mitigate Liability

One of the most impactful services offered by NCCHC Resources is long-term monitoring of correctional health care services inside of jails and prisons. Operationally, it’s helpful to keep an eye on critical areas to ensure high-level care continues over time. Monitoring access to care, completing chart reviews, chronic care processes, suicide prevention protocols, and evaluating

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The Number One Issue Facing Correctional Agencies Across the Country

We are still reflecting on the excellent content from the American Jail Association’s (AJA) May conference. One thing was repeatedly made clear: Inability to hire security and medical staff is hindering operations and increasing the risk of adverse health events among those in custody. Addressing the crisis involves a multi-faceted approach, as this issue is

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Nurse Receives Top Award from the American Jail Association

The annual conference of the American Jail Association (AJA) was recently held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with a record-breaking number of people in attendance. Elected officials, law enforcement executives, and correctional medical and mental health leaders spent several days networking and learning about the challenges and opportunities associated with working in and managing our nation’s

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Navigating the Challenges of Correctional Nursing: A Closer Look at the Top 5 Hurdles

Nurses are the unsung heroes of correctional health care, and it’s been a tough few years in the profession. We sat down with Nancy Booth, MSN, RN, CCHP-RN, a lead consultant for NCCHC Resources and a member of the NCCHC Accreditation Committee, to discuss the challenges facing correctional nurses today. Ms. Booth retired in 2020

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Managing Substance Withdrawal in Jail: Challenges and Opportunities

by Fred Meyer, MA, CJM, CCHP While visiting dozens of jails over the past few years, it is consistently clear to me that medical, mental health, and custody professionals are working hard to provide a safe and healthy environment inside the walls. People in custody often arrive in some form of medical, mental health, and/or

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Your Role in Stopping Human Trafficking

By Richard Forbus, CCHP Human trafficking is estimated to be one of the most prevalent crimes in the world, with some estimates placing it third behind the drug trade and counterfeiting. Typically associated with criminal enterprises including the sex trade and narcotics trafficking, human trafficking also occurs in legal industries and sectors such as agriculture,

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Leveraging Technology in Correctional Health Care

By Richard Forbus, CCHP It’s hard to believe that it’s been nearly four years since the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns began. Since then, COVID continues to have a significant impact on health care staff, custody staff, delivery of health care services, and operations in correctional facilities across the United States. One of the biggest and most

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