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Pursuing Voluntary Public Health Accreditation: California Department of Public Health Experience

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 : 11:50 AM - 12:20 PM

Loriann DeMartini, PharmD , California Department of Public Health, Sacramento, CA
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
This presentation will focus on the processes and tools involved in preparing the California Department of Public Health for accreditation, from the pre-planning and pre-requisites through the site visit and beyond. Particular focus will be spent on the complexities of navigating the accreditation process within a complex health infrastructure.

Learning Areas:

Public health or related laws, regulations, standards, or guidelines

Learning Objectives:
Identify tools and resources to help a health department structure the process of pursuing national voluntary accreditation. List the potential barriers to pursuing national voluntary accreditation and strategies for overcoming those challenges.

Keyword(s): Accreditation

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I serve as the Accreditation Coordinator for the California Department of Public Health, leading the agency through all the steps of the Accreditation process from the prerequisites through our site visit. The California Department of Public Health is a large health department, covering 38 million individuals and employing over 3,500 individuals.
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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