Back to Annual Meeting Page		American Public Health Association 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA

Abstract #119829

Torney Smith, MPA, Spokane Regional Health District, 1101 W. College Ave, Ste 330, Spakane, WA 99201, (509) 324-1501, TSmith@spokanecounty.org, Gail Carson, PhD, MPH, University Outreach and Extension, Office of Rural Health Programs, University of Missouri, 2401 Lenmore Industrial Blvd., Columbia, MO 00000, Laura Landrum, MUPP, National Network of Public Health Institutes, 100 W. Randolph Street, Suite 6-600, Chicago, IL 60601, Mary Davis, Dr PH, MSPH, North Carolina Institute for Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Campus Box 8165, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8165, Melody D. Parker, MM, MLIS, Michigan Public Health Institute, 2440 Woodlake Circle, Suite 150, Lansing, MI 48864, and Lee Thielen, MPA, Chair, Multi-State Learning Collaborative, National Network of Public Health Institutes, 1308 Linwood Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80524.

A number of states have implemented accreditation systems for local health departments. In several of these states (Michigan, Missouri, and North Carolina), public health institutes are managing the local public health agency accreditation programs. This session will present several approaches to managing local public health agency accreditation programs, with an emphasis on the role of public health institutes. After each presenter there will be time for questions and answers.

The National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) was formed in 2001 to recognize and enhance the work being done in public health by independent, nonprofit collaborative entities. Many states have formed these multi-sector organizations with their unique partnerships with government, the business community, academia and other nonprofits. NNPHI currently has 25 member institutes and is working with individuals in a number of states on the development of new institutes.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to

• understand the roles of Public Health Institutes managing Local Public Health Agency Accreditation Programs;
• articulate several different approaches for accreditation systems; and
• articulate the lessons learned by Public Health Institutes in managing accreditation systems to improve delivery of public health services.

Keywords: Accreditation, Partnerships

Related Web page: www.nnphi.org

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

I wish to disclose that I have NO financial interests or other relationship with the manufactures of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services or commercial supporters.

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