[LHDAccreditation] Fwd: PHAB's National Accreditation Program Now Bringing Benefits to 56 Percent of U.S. Population

Kathleen Johnson kathleen at oregonclho.org
Tue Nov 22 11:37:31 PST 2016 

Congratulations to Yamhill County Public Health for becoming Oregon's sixth
accredited health department!

*Kathleen Johnson*, *MPH*
Program Manager
Coalition of Local Health Officials
Phone: 630-740-0088
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*Public Health Accreditation Board's National Accreditation Program Now
Bringing Benefits to 56 Percent of U.S. Population*

*12 More Public Health Departments Demonstrate a Commitment to Excellence*


Alexandria, VA, Nov. 22, 2016 -- The number of governmental public health
departments
that meet rigorous national standards of performance continued to climb
this week as the Public Health Accreditation Board
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(PHAB) awarded national accreditation status to 11 local public health
departments and one state health department. With the November
accreditation decisions, another 3.3 million people can now be assured that
the programs and services they receive from their health departments are as
responsive as possible to the needs of their communities.

PHAB, the non-profit, non-governmental organization that administers the
national public health accreditation program, aims to improve and protect
the health of the public by advancing and ultimately transforming the
quality and performance of the nation's state, Tribal, local, and
territorial public health departments. Launched just five years ago with
support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation, PHAB's accreditation program has quickly grown to
become the reliable national standard for public health, bringing the
benefits of being served by a PHAB-accredited health department to more
than 173 million people, or 56 percent of the U.S. population.

"PHAB is so pleased that another group of health departments have put their
work out for peer review against national standards," said PHAB President
and CEO Kaye Bender, PhD, RN, FAAN. "As they have noted, just going through
the process helps these health departments to focus on the areas that are
vital to making their work better for their communities. We especially
welcome the first West Virginia health department to the accreditation
community -- Kanawha-Charleston Health Department in Charleston, West
Virginia."

Demonstrating the capacity to provide quality services to the nearly one
million people it serves, the Montana DPHHS Public Health and Safety
Division this week became the 20th state health department to achieve
national accreditation through PHAB.

"We are so incredibly excited to have received accreditation," said Montana
DPHHS Public Health and Safety Division Administrator Todd Harwell, MPH.
"Becoming accredited affirms that the public health programs, services, and
coordination that the state provides are high quality and that we are
meeting very high standards. In addition, we are using the feedback from
accreditation to improve the programs and services provided to Montanans."

Eleven local health departments also achieved PHAB accreditation this week,
including Pueblo City-County Health Department in Pueblo, Colorado.
Commenting on the department's accreditation, Director Sylvia Proud, MS,
expressed pride in the health department and the organization's efforts to
achieve accreditation, noting that it highlights the commitment and
professionalism of the staff.

"We have already experienced significant benefits going through the process
of accreditation, and we are committed to the process of making
improvements so we may continue to advance the health of Pueblo County,"
she said. "The Pueblo City-County Health Department takes the health of our
community seriously and we appreciate this validation of our continual
efforts. We are honored to have gone through a process similar to
hospitals, law enforcement, and fire departments, in order to receive
accreditation."

National accreditation status was awarded Nov. 15, 2016 to:


   - Cleveland County Health Department, Norman, OK
   - Flathead City-County Health Department, Kalispell, MT
   - Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services Public Health,
   Eureka, CA
   - Pasadena Public Health Department, Pasadena, CA
   - Pueblo City-County Health Department, Pueblo, CO
   - Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment, Greeley, CO
   - Barry-Eaton District Health Department, Charlotte, MI
   - Dallas County Health and Human Services, Dallas, TX
   - Garrett County Health Department, Oakland, MD
   - Kanawha-Charleston Health Department, Charleston, WV
   - Montana DPHHS Public Health and Safety Division, Helena, MT
   - Yamhill County Public Health, McMinnville, OR


Across the nation, public health departments are on the front lines of
protecting and improving the health of people and communities. 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 public 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
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