Health Care Mission & Goals

The purpose of accreditation is to promote improvement in the management of correctional agencies through the administration of voluntary accreditation program and the ongoing development and revision of relevant, useful standards. Invitations to participate in the accreditation process have been extended to all adult and juvenile agencies for which standards have been developed and published. ACA offers health services accreditation program and full accreditation programs for corrections field. ACA’s Health services accreditation goal is to improve the delivery of health care to offenders within the correctional environment using the concept and template for performance-based standards, expected practices and outcome measures. The performance-based standards for correctional health care were conceived and developed by health care and security professionals. The objective of the health care standards is the hope that the revised standards, practices and outcome measures will enable administrators and practitioners to not only monitor health care activities but also measure over time the outcomes of their efforts. To learn more about stand-alone health care accreditation contact us at healthcare@aca.org.

ACA offers programs that address the learning needs and interests of the members of the correctional health care team. ACA has two major conferences per year offering exceptional educational programs and networking opportunities. Continuing education events are offered at both conference for the continuous growth of knowledge and the enhancement of the correctional field. ACA is dedicated to enhancing the correctional health care profession by providing exceptional learning opportunities through a variety of formats such as customized training on site in your jurisdiction; online; webinars; regional trainings; and trainings at the ACA headquarters in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia.