Public Health Accreditation: Progress on National Accountability

A consensus-based approach to national public health accreditation.

The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) solicited (and continues to solicit) the input of more than 400 subject matter experts in various areas of public health during the development and ongoing revision of the accreditation standards and measures. This process is designed to ensure that the standards and measures remain relevant and accommodate the various contexts under which public hea...

Informing the national public health accreditation movement: lessons from North Carolina's accredited local health departments.

To advance understanding of public health accreditation, we analyzed data on the North Carolina Local Health Department Accreditation program. We surveyed accredited health departments on barriers to and supports of accreditation preparation, performance on accreditation standards, and benefits and improvements after accreditation. All 48 accredited agencies responded to the survey. All agencie...

Accountability and Accreditation: Putting Information Systems Accreditation into Perspective

Higher education in the United States has recently come under pressure from federal and state legislatures for failing to provide “value for money” because of an alleged lack of accountability and quality [U.S. Department of Education 2006]. This article will argue that, contrary to this view, institutes of higher learning have a rigorous quality assurance and accountability mechanism in place,...

Rural Public Health Agency Accreditation: Final Report

Application of Situational Leadership to the National Voluntary Public Health Accreditation Process

Successful navigation through the accreditation process developed by the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) requires strong and effective leadership. Situational leadership, a contingency theory of leadership, frequently taught in the public health classroom, has utility for leading a public health agency through this process. As a public health agency pursues accreditation, staff members...