[LHDAccreditation] FW: Lessons of Public Health Department Accreditation

[Eskridge, Jennifer]

From: Eric N GEBBIE [mailto:eric.n.gebbie at state.or.us]
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 9:01 AM
To: Eskridge, Jennifer
Subject: Lessons of Public Health Department Accreditation

Hi Jennifer,

This report might be helpful to the accreditation work group.  The main interesting findings start on page 3 of the Executive Summary.

-Eric

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Lessons of Public Health Department Accreditation

The accreditation of public health departments is expected to strengthen the nation's public health system. To discover how states are preparing for a national voluntary accreditation program, the North Carolina Institute for Public Health was awarded a grant from the Public Health Law Research Program to produce Legal Frameworks Supporting Public Health Department Accreditation: Key Findings and Lessons Learned from Ten States. Among other lessons learned, the researchers found that developing successful state accreditation programs includes:



 *   Collaboration between state and local health departments
 *   Ongoing education and awareness building
 *   Legal technical assistance support
 *   Piloting accreditation standards



For more lessons learned, read the Report<http://www.publichealthlawnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/Accreditation-Legal-Full-Report.pdf> and its Executive Summary<http://www.publichealthlawnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/Accreditation-Legal-Exec-Summary.pdf>.



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