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Advancing Accreditation in Large Jurisdictions: Experience of Maricopa County

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

Eileen Eisen-Cohen, PhD , Maricopa County Department of Public Health, Phoenix, AZ
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
The accreditation process can seem daunting for large jurisdictions. This presentation will highlight the efforts of Maricopa County Department of Public Health to achieve accreditation. We will discuss our approach to the process, some of the barriers we have encountered, and the lessons we have learned along the way.

Learning Areas:

Public health or related organizational policy, standards, or other guidelines

Learning Objectives:
Explain potential methods to overcome barriers faced by large health department in the accreditation process as well as the cross-programmatic approach the department has utilized.

Keyword(s): Accreditation, Performance Measurement

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have been the Performance Improvement Manager for the department for the past 4 years and responsible for the Public Health Accreditation activities in the department. I have been involved in public health programming design, implementation, and evaluation over twenty years. Maricopa County Department of Public Health staffs over 600 employees and serves the third largest local public health jurisdiction, serving a population of nearly 4 million people.
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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