NCCHC Spring Conference – April 2019

ESU in the News

• We Want to Know What YOU Want: Fill Out Our Survey and Win Prizes!

  Take the survey HERE!     We’re expanding our line of safer foodservice-ware and we want to know what YOU want!   Do you work in healthcare, corrections, or behavioral health? We want to hear from you! Tell us what will make your life easier, and what you want to see from upcoming ESU products. […]

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• Virginia bans the use of Expanded Polystyrene by food vendors and government foodservice programs

  As of July 1, Virginia has officially banned the use of Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) by food vendors and government foodservice programs.   According to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality:   • EPS takes at least 500 years to break down, and less than 1% of EPS is recycled. • EPS frequently ends up as […]

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• Tips for NCCHC Accreditation for Your Facility

  NCCHC accreditation requires continuous quality improvement in mental health care delivered at your facility.    A continuous quality improvement (CQI) program includes regular meetings of a quality improvement committee to identify aspects of mental health care to be monitored or addressed. Once an area of concern is identified, the committee develops and implements a clinical […]

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• Can a safe disposable eating utensil help correctional facilities control the spread of diseases such as COVID-19?

  Shown to be the safest eating utensil for correctional and psychiatric facilities, EcoSecurity®Utensil (ESU) can also help prevent the spread of diseases such as COVID-19. The sturdy, U.S.-made paperboard eating utensil is safer for lockdown or quarantine because it is disposable, reducing the spread of viral matter. Plus, heightened agitation from restrictions can increase the […]

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• ESU for Behavioral Health – The safest, disposable utensil for patients at risk of harming self or others ALSO helps reduce the spread of COVID-19

  EcoSecurity Utensil (ESU) is designed to help reduce incidents of suicide and harm to self or for at risk patients. Used by over a thousand of hospitals, psychiatric facilities, rehabilitation centers and other facilities around the world, ESU is also a helpful in reducing the spread of viral matter because they are the only truly […]

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• Fifth San Quentin Death Row Inmate Dies During Prison COVID-19 Outbreak

  SAN QUENTIN (via CBS SF Local) — While California has not executed a death row inmate since 2006, an out-of-control COVID-19 outbreak at San Quentin State Prison may have contributed to the death of a fifth condemned inmate on Saturday. To date, more than 1,300 prisoners and 120 staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 […]

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Trade Shows & Events

• ESU at the ACFSA Annual International Conference, August 30–September 2, 2026

• Visit ESU at the American Correctional Association’s 156th Congress of Correction, July 30–August 2, 2026

• EcoSecurity Utensil at NCCHC Correctional Mental Health Conference, July 18–20, 2026

• EcoSecurity Utensil at 45th AJA Conference & Jail Expo, May 16–20, 2026

• Come See Us @ the NCCHC 2019 National Corrections Healthcare Conference in Fort Lauderdale, FL

• ACA Conference – Jan 11-15, 2019