Western American Correctional Health Services Association is the largest chapter nationally sponsoring an annual conference. The organization alternates between Northern and Southern California increasing opportunity to attend. The Board welcomes correctional professionals from all disciplines. 

ARTICLE II: OBJECTIVES The objectives of the Western American Correctional Health Services Association are as follows:

1. To support standards and guidelines for the organization and delivery of quality health services within correctional settings.

2. To provide technical and professional guidance for correctional personnel and correctional health care professionals in the delivery of quality correctional health services.

3. To promote a positive influence to shape legislation concerned with correctional health services.

4. To act as a communication network for the recruitment and hiring of qualified health care professionals into correctional settings.

5. To develop curricula for continuing education.

6. To provide technical and professional guidance to accreditation organizations and to provide technical assistance to correctional systems and facilities toward compliance with established standards.

7. To promote a multi-disciplinary forum and climate for effective communication among health care professionals.

8. To develop liaisons with correctional personnel as a means of promoting effective communication on issues of correctional health care.

9. To establish the formal recognition of correctional health services as a specialty.

10. To develop systems for promoting effective communication between the correctional health services providers and health care providers in the free world.