Public Health Accreditation

Overview

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 may 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.

PHAB was established in 2007 to develop and oversee a national program for the voluntary accreditation of state, local, territorial, and tribal health departments. The goal of the voluntary national accreditation program is to improve and protect the health of the public by advancing the quality and performance of state and local public health departments. PHAB is led by a Board of Directors that includes state, tribal, and local public health leaders and is jointly funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).

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.

Accreditation: Did you know?

Accreditation: Tools and Resources

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For more information ,visit www.phaboard.org, or contact Kaye Bender.

For more information from NALBOH, please contact Yolanda Savage-Narva.

Page updated 7/22/2010.