Resources for Local Public Health Accreditation
| Jump To: |
PHAB National Standards and Measures
- View and Download: PHAB Standards and Measures
Version 1.0 [Attn: Non-MDH site]
This document lists standards and measures for state, local and tribal health departments.
< Return to the top of the page
Collecting and Organizing Documentation
- View: NACCHO: Collect and Organize Documentation
[Attn: Non-MDH link]
The National Association of City and County Health Officials has compiled a list of resources designed to help public health agencies organize information consistent with national standards. You can find examples of documentation chosen meet accreditation standards and measures, approaches to documentation collection, prioritization techniques for selecting QI efforts, and much more. NACCHO staff are also willing to review and provide comments on selected documentation.
< Return to the top of the page
PHAB on YouTube
- Watch: Five Questions: Kaye Bender, PHAB President
and CEO [Attn: Non-MDH site] - Watch: Advancing Public Health [Attn: Non-MDH Site]
The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) aims to improve and protect the health of every community by advancing the quality and performance of all public health departments across the country.
- Watch More: PHAB YouTube Channel [Attn: Non-MDH link]
< Return to the top of the page
Building Blocks to Accreditation
- Watch: Building Blocks to Accreditation [Attn: Non-MDH site]
See how a quality improvement program is helping the Bethlehem, PA Health Bureau get ready for the launch of national public health accreditation in 2011.
< Return to the top of the page
Prerequisites for National Accreditation
- Learn More: Prerequisites for National Accreditation
[Attn: Non-MDH site]
There are three eligibility determination requirements (or "prerequisites") that are part of the PHAB application process and must be in place in order to apply for PHAB accreditation. These include (1) a current agency strategic plan; (2) a current community health assessment (CHA); and (3) a current community health improvement plan (CHIP). This link provides good examples of the each of these three documents.
< Return to the top of the page
What's New with Accreditation?
- Register to View: What's New with Accreditation?
[Attn: Non-MDH site]
PHAB's national voluntary accreditation program for state, local, territorial, and tribal health departments launched in Fall 2011. Materials for the launch, including version 1.0 of the standards and measures, the fee schedule, and application instructions, are now available. Kaye Bender, PHAB President and CEO, shares information about PHAB and these documents in this program.
Presentation slides and participant questions are available by clicking the link below and searching under "7/7/11."
- Watch More NACCHO Webinars: Accreditation and QI Webinars
[Attn: Non-MDH site]
