PMID- 29595613
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20191108
LR  - 20191108
IS  - 1550-5022 (Electronic)
IS  - 1078-4659 (Linking)
VI  - 24 Suppl 3
DP  - 2018 May/Jun
TI  - Benefits and Perceptions of Public Health Accreditation Among Health Departments 
      Not Yet Applying.
PG  - S102-S108
LID - 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000739 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVE: To identify the benefits and perceptions among health departments not 
      yet participating in the public health accreditation program implemented by the 
      Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB). DESIGN: Quantitative and qualitative 
      data were gathered via Web-based surveys of health departments that had not yet 
      applied for PHAB accreditation (nonapplicants) and health departments that had 
      been accredited for 1 year. PARTICIPANTS: Respondents from 150 nonapplicant 
      health departments and 57 health departments that had been accredited for 1 year. 
      RESULTS: The majority of nonapplicant health departments are reportedly 
      conducting a community health assessment (CHA), community health improvement plan 
      (CHIP), and health department strategic plan-3 documents that are required to be 
      in place before applying for PHAB accreditation. To develop these documents, most 
      nonapplicants are reportedly referencing PHAB requirements. The most commonly 
      reported perceived benefits of accreditation among health departments that 
      planned to or were undecided about applying for accreditation were as follows: 
      increased awareness of strengths and weaknesses, stimulated quality improvement 
      (QI) and performance improvement activities, and increased awareness of/focus on 
      QI. Nonapplicants that planned to apply reported a higher level of these 
      perceived benefits. Compared with health departments that had been accredited for 
      1 year, nonapplicants were more likely to report that their staff had no or 
      limited QI knowledge or familiarity. CONCLUSIONS: The PHAB accreditation program 
      has influenced the broader public health field-not solely health departments that 
      have undergone accreditation. Regardless of their intent to apply for 
      accreditation, nonapplicant health departments are reportedly referencing PHAB 
      guidelines for developing the CHA, CHIP, and health department strategic plan. 
      Health departments may experience benefits associated with accreditation prior to 
      their formal involvement in the PHAB accreditation process. The most common 
      challenge for health departments applying for accreditation is identifying the 
      time and resources to dedicate to the process.
FAU - Heffernan, Megan
AU  - Heffernan M
AD  - Public Health Research Department, NORC at the University of Chicago, Bethesda, 
      Maryland.
FAU - Kennedy, Mallory
AU  - Kennedy M
FAU - Siegfried, Alexa
AU  - Siegfried A
FAU - Meit, Michael
AU  - Meit M
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - United States
TA  - J Public Health Manag Pract
JT  - Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP
JID - 9505213
MH  - Accreditation/methods/*standards/trends
MH  - Humans
MH  - Internet
MH  - Local Government
MH  - *Perception
MH  - Public Health/*methods/standards
MH  - Quality Improvement
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
EDAT- 2018/03/30 06:00
MHDA- 2019/11/09 06:00
CRDT- 2018/03/30 06:00
PHST- 2018/03/30 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2018/03/30 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2019/11/09 06:00 [medline]
AID - 00124784-201805001-00024 [pii]
AID - 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000739 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Public Health Manag Pract. 2018 May/Jun;24 Suppl 3:S102-S108. doi: 
      10.1097/PHH.0000000000000739.