213379 Public health accreditation board overview

Tuesday, November 10, 2009: 12:30 PM

William Riley, PhD , Division of Health Services Research and Policy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) adopted an aggressive work plan to launch the national voluntary public health accreditation program in 2011. There are four major strategies to that plan: develop and establish PHAB accreditation; market the PHAB brand; strengthen strategic partnerships; and effectively organize the PHAB office operation.

Learning Objectives:
Describe an overview of the PHAB strategic plan for developing a national voluntary public health accreditation program. Discuss the events that led to the current accreditation activities.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the Chair-Elect of the Public Health Accreditation Board, of which this topic is about. I was the Interim Executive Director from August 2008-January 2009. I have been working on the subject matter for four years all total. I have presented at APHA in the past about this topic as well. My primary scope is the relationship between accreditation and quality improvement.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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