About the Academy of Correctional Health Professionals

​ACADEMY OF CORRECTIONAL

HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

YOUR PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY FOR CORRECTIONAL HEALTH CARE

History & Core Values

History

The Academy was founded by a committed group of correctional health leaders in 2002 to provide a professional community for the advancement of correctional care:  

Kleanthe C. Caruso, RN, MSN, CCHP (Chair)                                                            William T. Haeck, MD, CCHP
Jayne R. Russell, CCHP-A (Chair-Elect)                                                                       Edward Harrison, CCHP
Terry Milgore, BSN, CCHP (Secretary)                                                                       Ellyn R. Presley, RN, CCHP
Phillip Jarres, RN, MPA, CCHP (Treasurer)                                                                Ralf J. Salke, BSN, CCHP-A
Kathryn E. Briscoe, RN, MSN, CCHP                                                                          Thomas E. Shields II, DDS, CCHP
Margaret Collatt, RN, BSN, CCHP-A                                                                           Robert P. Vogt, JD
Yvonne M. Friday, MD, CCHP  

As it has grown, the Academy has won the support of professionals from all disciplines of correctional health care and has become the largest correctional health membership organization in the United States.

Throughout that time, it has adhered to these core values that were established at the organization’s birth:

Core Values

Professionalism
We work with expertise, commitment and diligence.

Integrity
We respect each other, our colleagues on custody staff, and the dignity of our patients.

Excellence
We set and maintain the highest ethical and professional principles of conduct for ourselves and our programs, consistent with NCCHC standards.

Leadership
We provide guidance and inspiration through education, information, policy development, and advocacy for our patients.

Unity
We bring together all disciplines of correctional health care professionals to achieve positive outcomes within correctional settings and our professional community.

Legacy
We hold in high regard those who came before us to advance our field, and we work to create and maintain programs of excellence for future generations.