[LHDAccreditation] Press Release: Thirteen High-Performing Health Departments Awarded National Accreditation
Kathleen Johnson
kathleen at oregonclho.org
Thu Jun 19 12:33:38 PDT 2014
Congratulations to Deschutes County Public Health for becoming Oregon's
second Accredited Health Department!
*Kathleen Johnson*, *MPH*
Program Manager
Coalition of Local Health Officials
Phone: 630-740-0088
*kathleen at oregonclho.org <kathleen at oregonclho.org> *
Check out the CLHO website: www.oregonclho.org for accreditation
information and resources.
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*Public Health Accreditation Board For
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Thirteen High-Performing Health Departments Awarded National
Accreditation
*Number of PHAB-Accredited Health Departments Now Reaches 44 *
*ALEXANDRIA, VA, June 19, 2014* -- Demonstrating a commitment to
continuous quality improvement, 13 health departments this week joined the
growing ranks of those accredited by the Public Health Accreditation Board
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(PHAB). The decisions bring the number of governmental public health
departments now recognized by PHAB as high-performing health departments to
44.
PHAB is the independent organization that administers the national public
health accreditation program, which aims to improve and protect the health
of the public by advancing the quality and performance of the nation's
Tribal, state, local, and territorial health departments.
"Each time PHAB's Accreditation Committee meets, we are excited to see a
growing number of health departments for their review," said PHAB President
and CEO Kaye Bender, PhD, RN, FAAN. "The group of health departments
achieving accreditation this week is our largest group to date. They
represent a diverse array of sizes and organizational structures of health
departments, all committed to continuous improvement of their work to
protect the public's health."
National accreditation status was awarded June 18 to:
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Champaign-Urbana Public Health District, Champaign, Illinois
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Deschutes County Health Services, Bend, Oregon
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DuPage County Health Department, Wheaton, Illinois
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Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, Florida
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Johnson County Department of Health and Environment, Olathe, Kansas
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Lexington-Fayette County Health Department, Lexington, Kentucky
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Madison County Health Department, Richmond, Kentucky
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Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, Minnesota
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New Orleans Health Department, New Orleans, Louisiana
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Norwalk Health Department, Norwalk, Connecticut
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RiverStone Health, Billings, Montana
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Ventura County Public Health, Oxnard, California
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Vermont Department of Health, Burlington, Vermont
"Residents in these 13 jurisdictions can be confident they have access to
services and public health protections that meet the PHAB standards of
performance," said Leslie M. Beitsch, MD, JD, chair of PHAB's Board of
Directors and chair of the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social
Medicine at Florida State University College of Medicine. "It is gratifying
to see an ever-larger and growing community of accredited health
departments nationwide, with this cohort representing our largest group
yet, covering new areas of the country."
The Minnesota Department of Health this week became one of five state
health departments to have thus far achieved national accreditation.
"Accreditation is much more than a public recognition of a department's
effectiveness and adherence to best practices," said Minnesota Commissioner
of Health Ed Ehlinger, MD, MSPH. "This accreditation provides a valuable
framework for connecting more closely with our communities, identifying
ongoing improvement opportunities, and building even stronger
accountability with the public and our partners."
Ten local health departments achieved PHAB accreditation this week. Among
them is Norwalk Health Department in Norwalk, Connecticut, which serves a
community of 85,000 people.
"The PHAB program sets a high standard for the operation of a health
department," said Tim Callahan, MPH, Director of Health for the City of
Norwalk. "With the support of the Mayor and Board of Health and the hard
work of all of the members of our staff, we demonstrated compliance with
all of the 97 measures. I am thankful for the effort and thrilled with the
outcome. We are also proud that Norwalk is the first health department in
Connecticut to achieve this distinction."
PHAB-accredited health departments range in size from small health
departments serving communities of 37,000 to those serving millions.
Hundreds of health departments are currently preparing to seek national
accreditation through the program, which launched in September 2011 after
more than a decade in development.
Public health departments play a critical role in protecting and improving
the health of people and communities. Across the nation, health departments
provide a range of services aimed at promoting healthy behaviors;
preventing diseases and injuries; ensuring access to safe food, water,
clean air, and life-saving immunizations; and preparing for and responding
to health emergencies.
For more information, contact Teddi Nicolaus at (703) 778-4549 ext. 118, or
email tnicolaus at phaboard.org. Learn more about PHAB and accreditation at
www.phaboard.org
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*About the Public Health Accreditation Board*
The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) was created to serve as the
national public health accrediting body and is jointly funded by the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation. The development of national public health department
accreditation has involved, and is supported by, public health leaders and
practitioners from the national, tribal, state, local, and territorial
levels. Learn more about PHAB or sign up for the PHAB e-newsletter by
visiting www.phaboard.org
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