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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.
September 11, 2013 | Program Results Report
Strengthening the Community of Practice for Public Health Improvement (COPPHI) builds capacity among public health departments to meet national accreditation standards and conduct quality improvement.
September 19, 2013 | New Public Health Post
NewPublicHealth spoke with John Wiesman, DrPH, MPH, Secretary of Health for the state of Washington, about the benefits of accreditation to public health departments and the communities they serve.
August 27, 2013 | New Public Health Post
We spoke with Bechara Choucair, MD, MS, Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health, about the value of accreditation for improving the health of the community and how this effort supports Healthy Chicago, the city’s public health agenda.
August 22, 2013 | News Release
The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) this week awarded five-year national accreditation status to five public health departments.
May 15, 2013 | New Public Health Post
Accreditation: A NewPublicHealth Q&A with Georgia Heise
April 22, 2013 | New Public Health Post
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 | New Public Health Post
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 | New Public Health Post
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 | Program Results Report
Researchers investigated existing state laws and policies that could help public health agencies win approval from the Public Health Accreditation Board.