PMID- 24322679
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20150413
LR  - 20131210
IS  - 1550-5022 (Electronic)
IS  - 1078-4659 (Linking)
VI  - 20
IP  - 1
DP  - 2014 Jan-Feb
TI  - A consensus-based approach to national public health accreditation.
PG  - 9-13
LID - 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3182a0b8f9 [doi]
AB  - The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) solicited (and continues to solicit) 
      the input of more than 400 subject matter experts in various areas of public 
      health during the development and ongoing revision of the accreditation standards 
      and measures. This process is designed to ensure that the standards and measures 
      remain relevant and accommodate the various contexts under which public health 
      departments practice in the United States. One way PHAB gathers feedback is 
      convening a series of discussion meetings, or think tanks, with thought leaders 
      in specific areas of public health, that focus on specific programmatic areas of 
      public health, on the broader context of public health practice, or on emerging 
      issues, such as public health informatics. The think tanks complement other 
      mechanisms to assure that standards and measures are relevant, including 
      gathering input from the practice community, receiving recommendations from 
      public health departments that have undergone the accreditation process, and 
      reviewing relevant literature. While this process allows PHAB to demonstrate its 
      commitment to continuous quality improvement by modifying and improving the 
      standards and measures, it also serves as a communication vehicle for PHAB to 
      educate thought leaders and public health practitioners about the national 
      accreditation program.
FAU - Ingram, Richard C
AU  - Ingram RC
AD  - Department of Health Services Management, University of Kentucky College of 
      Public Health, Lexington (Dr Ingram); and Public Health Accreditation Board, 
      Alexandria, Virginia (Dr Bender and Mss Wilcox and Kronstadt).
FAU - Bender, Kaye
AU  - Bender K
FAU - Wilcox, Robin
AU  - Wilcox R
FAU - Kronstadt, Jessica
AU  - Kronstadt J
LA  - eng
GR  - 5U38HM000415-05/HM/NCHM CDC HHS/United States
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PT  - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
PL  - United States
TA  - J Public Health Manag Pract
JT  - Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP
JID - 9505213
MH  - Accreditation/*organization & administration
MH  - Consensus
MH  - Governing Board/organization & administration
MH  - Humans
MH  - Public Health Administration/*standards
MH  - Public Health Practice/standards
MH  - Quality Improvement/organization & administration
MH  - United States
EDAT- 2013/12/11 06:00
MHDA- 2015/04/14 06:00
CRDT- 2013/12/11 06:00
PHST- 2013/12/11 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2013/12/11 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2015/04/14 06:00 [medline]
AID - 00124784-201401000-00005 [pii]
AID - 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3182a0b8f9 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Jan-Feb;20(1):9-13. doi: 
      10.1097/PHH.0b013e3182a0b8f9.