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Accreditation ResourcesThese resources are meant to assist local Boards of Health to understand their role in accreditation. NALBOH is also looking for input from those of you who have been through the accreditation process and/or those of you who want to know how best you can assist your agency. Please send your comments to nalboh@badgerbay.co. Association of State & Territorial Health Officials Resources Although the Association of State & Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) does not develop resources specifically directed to Boards of Health, they do have resources related to accreditation focused on health officials and performance improvement staff. Listed below are a few key items available on the ASTHO website:
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This resource (automatic download) provides a table with training resources specific to Accreditation from the National Network of Public Health Institutes. Training producers include the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), New England Public Health Training Center, Mid-Atlantic Regional Public Health Training Center, Region V Public Health Training Center, Northwest Center for Public Health Training, and the Midwestern Public Health Training Center. Contact:
North Carolina Local Health Department Accreditation Program Resources To access these resources, please visit the Shared Resources page of the NCLHD website for a PowerPoint presentation, guide, and template for boards of health regarding their roles and responsibilities involving the North Carolina Local Health Department Accreditation Program. The website also has additional resources and reports under the “Updates & Resources” and “Program Data” tabs. Contact: Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) ResourcesAt previous NALBOH Annual Conferences, presentations were given specifically on PHAB: Please refer to them and other resources below! National Public Health Accreditation Program PHAB is home to the only voluntary, national accreditation program for U.S. public health departments. Accreditation provides a framework for health departments to identify performance improvement opportunities, demonstrate credibility, develop leadership, and improve relationships with the community. It serves as both an accountability and transparency mechanism and is a step on a journey to transform public health practice. Accreditation increases capacity to respond to public health emergencies, encourages the use of equity as a lens to identify and address health priorities, promotes a culture of quality improvement, and more. Learn more > Pathways Recognition Program Pathways Recognition is a program designed to support performance improvement efforts, strengthen infrastructure, and facilitate public health system transformation for local, Tribal, and territorial public health departments not yet ready for accreditation. Pathways can facilitate accreditation readiness for eligible health departments intending to use the program as a step toward accreditation. Pathways Recognition assesses health departments on the Foundational Capability measures in the PHAB initial accreditation Version 2022 Standards and Measures. Learn more. 21st Century Learning Community Public health transformation cannot happen in isolation; innovation, collaboration, and shared learning are essential to drive the changes we need to meet current and future public health needs. The 21st Century Learning Community (21C) is a group of states focused on intentional state-wide public health system transformation. 21C is rebuilding trust in public health by ensuring excellence and scaling innovative public health practices across the country. Learn more > Public Health Workforce Calculator The Public Health Workforce Calculator is a tool to help determine a health departments’ workforce needs. It utilizes information provided by health departments to estimate the number of full-time equivalents (FTEs) needed to ensure the provision of the Foundational Public Health Services (FPHS) in a community. Learn more > Foundational Public Health Services (FPHS) Capacity and Costing Tool PHAB is currently developing an FPHS Capacity and Costing tool that statewide, governmental public health systems can use to determine their level of current cost and implementation of the FPHS, and the capacities and costs needed to get to full implementation. The assessment tool identifies the needed expertise and capacity to fully achieve improved organizational systems and processes to deliver the FPHS. More details on the FPHS Capacity and Costing Assessment Tool will be shared in the coming months. With the recent CDC workforce and infrastructure grant award, we are creating another tool: the Public Health Infrastructure Data System. Sign up for the PHAB newsletter and follow us on LinkedIn to stay up to date on emerging opportunities to be a part of public health system transformation. If you have any questions or are interested in implementing any of these tool tools, email us at info@phaboard.org. 2021 2014 Kaye Bender- Excellence in Public Health: Health Department Accreditation and the Role of Governing Boards Other resources: Contact:
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