Topic
Public 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 for quality and performance.
April 22, 2013
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New Public Health
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NewPublicHealth is speaking with directors of health departments who recently were accredited by the Public Health Accreditation Board. We spoke with Mary Selecky, director of the Washington State health department, about accreditation.
April 12, 2013
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New Public Health
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NewPublicHealth caught up with Jessica Kronstadt to talk about some very early findings from an internal evaluation of the national public health department accreditation process.
April 4, 2013
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New Public Health
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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 lives in New York State. Health improvement plans are a prerequisite for public health department accreditation.
December 18, 2012
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Program Result
Researchers investigated existing state laws and policies that could help public health agencies win approval from the Public Health Accreditation Board.
March 4, 2013
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News Release
Eleven public health departments are the first to achieve national accreditation status.
April 1, 2011
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Issue Brief
The 2010 federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) calls for use of accreditation to ensure quality in the managed health care sector and provide resources to state policy-makers through public-private partnerships. “Accreditation” is a comprehensive evalua ...
April 20, 2012
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New Public Health
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National Public Health Accreditation launched last fall, and since then 64 local health departments, three tribal health departments and one state department have submitted applications to the National Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB). Carol ...
November 2, 2011
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New Public Health
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This year’s APHA meeting is the first one since the launch of the Public Health Accreditation Board’s (PHAB) national, voluntary accreditation program for state, local and tribal health departments. At past APHA meetings, attendees have gotten previ ...
January 1, 2010
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Report
Health agencies seeking accreditation must complete three requirements.