COCHS Presents at March ACHSA Meeting in Orlando
Published Jan 06, 2009 by COCHS
COCHS will feature prominently in the next professional development meeting of the American Correctional Health Services Association (ACHSA). “Turning Research into Solutions: Practical Options for Today’s Correctional Settings” will be held March 12-15 in Orlando, FL. COCHS presentations include the following:
- The COCHS approach to community-based health care for jail inmates.
- The role of information technology in building community linkages in correctional settings.
- The clinical and program workforce challenges that local correctional facilities face.
- Re-entry planning for health care during and after incarceration and the need for a comprehensive network of community service providers.
For more information about the meeting, go to www.achsa.org.
Download Affiliations between Health Centers and Local Correctional Facilities to Provide Continuity of Care for Offenders, a manual describing the legal relationships possible between health care centers and local correctional facilities. Produced by COCHS with Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LP, legal counsel for the National Association of Community Health Centers.
Download Contracting for Health Care Service in Local Jails and Juvenile Detention Facilities: Achieving a Community-Based Standard of Care, a guide for procuring community-based health care services in correctional facilities. Produced by COCHS with Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LP, legal counsel for the National Association of Community Health Centers.
Please visit our partner sites: Community Oriented Correctional Health Services (COCHS), Juvenile Offenders Community Health Services (JOCHS) and COCHS M.A.P.Tool©.
