PMID- 22390438
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20120502
LR  - 20231105
IS  - 1541-0048 (Electronic)
IS  - 0090-0036 (Print)
IS  - 0090-0036 (Linking)
VI  - 102
IP  - 2
DP  - 2012 Feb
TI  - Public health department accreditation implementation: transforming public health 
      department performance.
PG  - 237-42
LID - 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300375 [doi]
AB  - In response to a call for improved quality and consistency in public health 
      departments, the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) is leading a voluntary 
      public health accreditation initiative in the United States. The public health 
      department accreditation system will implement a comprehensive set of standards 
      that set uniform performance expectations for health departments to provide the 
      services necessary to keep communities healthy. Continuous quality improvement is 
      a major component of PHAB accreditation, demonstrating a commitment to empower 
      and encourage public health departments to continuously improve their 
      performance. The accreditation process was tested in 30 health departments around 
      the country in 2009 and 2010, and was launched on a national level in September 
      2011 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.
FAU - Riley, William J
AU  - Riley WJ
AD  - School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA. 
      Riley001@umn.edu
FAU - Bender, Kaye
AU  - Bender K
FAU - Lownik, Elizabeth
AU  - Lownik E
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20111215
PL  - United States
TA  - Am J Public Health
JT  - American journal of public health
JID - 1254074
SB  - IM
MH  - Accreditation/*organization & administration/standards
MH  - Humans
MH  - Public Health Administration/methods/*standards
MH  - Public Health Practice/*standards
MH  - Total Quality Management/organization & administration
MH  - United States
PMC - PMC3483990
EDAT- 2012/03/07 06:00
MHDA- 2012/05/04 06:00
PMCR- 2014/02/01
CRDT- 2012/03/07 06:00
PHST- 2012/03/07 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2012/03/07 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2012/05/04 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2014/02/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 300375 [pii]
AID - 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300375 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Am J Public Health. 2012 Feb;102(2):237-42. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300375. Epub 
      2011 Dec 15.