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The ACHSA mission is to be the voice of the correctional healthcare profession, and serve as an effective forum for communication addressing current issues and needs confronting correctional healthcare. 

ACHSA provides support, skill development, and education programs for healthcare personnel, organizations and decision-makers involved in correctional healthcare resulting in increased professionalism and a sense of community for correctional healthcare personnel, and positive changes in health for detained and incarcerated individuals. 

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MRSA & HIV (Live Satellite Videoconference & Webcast) 10/22/08
CME & Nursing Credits available

President Bush to Sign Unprecedented Prisoner Reentry Legislation
CSG Justice Center Calls for Appropriators to Fund Second Chance Act

AATOD's Methadone Dosage Induction Advisory

Pew Report
One in 100:  Behind Bars in America 2008

Enhancing Linkages to HIV Primary Care and Services in Jail Settings Initiative

AN UPDATE FROM HRSA, HIV/AIDS BUREAU,
SPECIAL PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE

Pandemic Planning Checklists

State & Local Pandemic Influenza Planning

Law Enforcement Pandemic Influenza Planning

Correctional Facilities Pandemic Influenza Planning

Pocket Guides

Dr. Carmona discusses Correctional Health Call to Action in July 11, 2007 New York Times

Useful Links!

COCHS

Habilitation or Harm: Project Greenlight and the Potential Consequences of Correctional Programming

Centerforce

Traumatic Brain Injury in Prisons and Jails:
An Unrecognized Problem

Updated recommended treatment regimens for gonococcal infections and associated conditions

Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Correctional and Detention Facilities: Recommendations from CDC

Latest Avian Flu Information

HIV Transmission Among Male Inmates in a State Prison System --- Georgia, 1992--2005

Latest Pandemic Influenza Update

Greater Oversight and Rigorous Safeguards Needed to Ensure That All Research Involving Prisoners Meets High Ethical Standards

Panel Suggests Using Inmates in Drug Trials

Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines, 2006

Fast Tests To Help Jail's HIV Fight

Pocket Guides

HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care, Treatment and Support in Prison Settings

Inmates are the only Americans with a guaranteed right to
adequate health care as a result of a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court ruling
in the Texas case, Estelle v. Gamble.

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Public Health Behind Bars
From Prisons to Communities
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Clinical Practice in Correctional Medicine 2nd Edition

Clinical Practice in Correctional Medicine
2nd Edition
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