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NY State Releases Health Improvement Plan
Prevention Agenda: New York State’s Health Improvement Plan is a 5-year plan to improve the health and quality of life for everyone who live...
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The national accreditation program sets more than two dozen standards of quality and performance that focus on the best and most efficient ways to help people stay healthy.
Getting to accreditation is challenging. Among other requirements, health departments need to take part in training from the Public Health Accreditation Board, provide extensive documentation, and undergo a site visit.
Oklahoma Health Commissioner Terry Cline explains what accreditation means for his state, and beyond.
Read the interviewPublic health departments play a critical role in our everyday lives, but until recently there was no nationwide system to ensure their quality and accountability. Accreditation establishes rigorous, measurable standards, challenges health departments to meet them, and recognizes those who do.