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Health Care, Correctional


The AAFP encourages all of the nation's larger jails to seek accreditation through on-site evaluation using National Commission on Correctional Health Care's Standards for Health Services in Jails.

The AAFP encourages all state and federal prisons to seek accreditation through on-site evaluation using NCCHC's Standards for Health Services in Prisons.

The AAFP encourages all larger juvenile confinement facilities to seek accreditation through on-site evaluation using NCCHC's Standards for Health Services in Juvenile Confinement Facilities.

The AAFP encourages all correctional health professionals to maintain their professional credentials and seek recognition through NCCHC's Certified Correctional Health Professional Program. (1991) (2003)