Public Health Accreditation

National Public Health Performance Standards

NALBOH, in partnership with the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) and other national partners, is in the process of developing standards and measures to support a voluntary national public health accreditation program. Tribal, territorial, state, and local health departments will be eligible to apply for accreditation in 2011. Boards of health will play an important role in supporting local public health agencies in their pursuit of public health accreditation. Stay tuned to NALBOH's and PHAB's websites for tools, resources, and updates that will inform and provide information about the progress of voluntary national accreditation.

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PHAB Fees and Incentives Workgroup- Call For Nominations!

The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) is working with committees and workgroups to develop various elements of the voluntary accreditation program for state, local, territorial, and tribal public health departments. PHAB is currently accepting nominations for members of the Fees and Incentives Workgroup.

Description: This workgroup will be informed by work done during the Exploring Accreditation project, research undertaken by UNC-Chapel Hill regarding incentives, and consultants if the group desires additional assistance. The workgroup will be chaired by Dr. Judy Monroe, a member of the PHAB Board of Directors.

Workgroup Charge: The Fees and Incentives Workgroup will develop a fee structure for public health accreditation applicants, identify incentives for program participation, and strategies for securing incentives. The workgroup will determine a fee structure that does not present financial barriers to health departments wishing to participate in the accreditation process. The workgroup's recommendations will be submitted to the PHAB Board of Directors for their consideration in the implementation phase of the accreditation work.

Experience: Financial/accounting background and an understanding of health department budgets is desired but not required.

Tenure: January 2009 - March 2011

Time Commitment: Three in-person meetings, and conference calls as needed.

Workgroup Appointment Process: If you are interested in serving on the Fees and Incentives Workgroup, please indicate so by sending your resume or CV, along with your expression of interest and all contact information, to Jeff Neistadt. All nominations will be carefully reviewed by the committee chair, who will make the final appointments in January. Nominations will be accepted through Friday, December 19.

Please submit your interest, contact information, and CV via email to:

Jeff Neistadt

1840 East Gypsy Lane Road

Bowling Green, Ohio 43402

(419) 353-7714

Mark Your Calendars!

RWJF Call for Proposals:

Evaluating the Impact of Quality Improvement

Many health departments are looking at quality improvement (QI) as a means of improving performance to meet accreditation standards. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, through the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, seeks proposals from local, state, tribal, and territorial health departments to evaluate and document the effects of QI efforts conducted by health departments. The application deadline is December 16, 2008. For more information or to apply, click here. Please check back often for updates!

PHAB Webcast on Accreditation-

Monday, December 15, 2008 (EST)

The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) is pleased to announce the first webcast in a series of updates on the voluntary national accreditation program for state, local, tribal, and territorial health departments. This 90-minute webcast will provide an overview of PHAB, the work that has been accomplished to date, and how health departments can get involved. Click here to register online!

For questions or more information, please contact Yolanda Savage.