Project ECHO: A Model for Complex, Chronic Care in the Pacific Northwest Region of the United States

September 28, 2012 | Journal Article

This article discusses Project ECHO’s expansion in the U.S. Pacific Northwest in 2009. Weekly videoconferences focused on hepatitis C, chronic pain, integrated addictions and psychiatry, and HIV/AIDS.

WEBCAST: Project ECHO and Veterans Affairs Launch Initiative to Expand Specialty Care to Veterans

July 5, 2012 | Story

Watch live Wednesday, July 11, 2012, at 10 a.m. ET.

Providing Assistance to Public Health Agencies Preparing for Accreditation

May 17, 2012 | Program Result Report

The membership organizations for local, state, and tribal health departments provided technical assistance and funding to health departments participating in the public health accreditation beta test.

The Common Ground Preparedness Framework

April 1, 2012 | Journal Article

In presenting and evaluating the Common Ground Preparedness Framework (CGPF) in comparison to four other major public health emergency preparedness (PHEP) frameworks, the authors found the CGPF's description of PHEP activities to be comprehensive, and will reduce confusion about public health's role in emergency response.

Resource Allocation and Funding Challenges for Regional Local Health Departments in Nebraska

March 1, 2012 | Journal Article

Decisions regarding resource allocation and funding challenges in regional health departments in Nebraska are made based on the needs of the community, not by calculations or population size, and are dependent on resources received from the state. T ...

Public Health Department Accreditation

March 1, 2012 | Journal Article

In 2003, the Institute of Medicine called for an examination of the feasibility of accrediting public health departments. Subsequently, with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Exploring Accreditation Project began and the Public He ...

Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities

February 17, 2012 | Program Result Report

In Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities, partnerships in 49 communities nationwide are changing local policies and revamping the physical environment to foster healthy living and prevent childhood obesity.

Changing Policies and the Physical Environment So Children and Families Can Eat Well and Move More

February 14, 2012 | Story

A profile of Sarah Strunk, MHA, director of Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities.

Quality Improvement and Accreditation Readiness in State Public Health Agencies

January 1, 2012 | Journal Article

Between April and November 2010, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) conducted a web-based survey of state public health agencies (SPHAs) this article reports on the prevalence of formal quality improvement (QI) strategies.

NACCHO Commends Launch of National Public Health Accreditation Program

September 14, 2011 | News Release