Accreditation Efforts in Georgia: A Technical Assistance Observational Study

Authors

Angela Peden, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Gulzar H. Shah, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Russell B. Toal, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Dayna S. Alexander, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Alesha Wright, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Nandi A. Marshall, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Ashton Anderson, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Scott Uhlich, Georgia Southern University

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

4-21-2015

Abstract

Achieving national public health accreditation status from the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) is becoming increasingly popular among the nation’s public health agencies. According to PHAB, the goal of such accreditation is “to improve and protect the health of the public by advancing the quality and performance of Tribal, state, local, and territorial public health departments.”¹ As of April 1, 2015, there were 26 states (plus the District of Columbia) with accredited public health agencies and 17 states with 1 or more agencies in the application process.1 Georgia is 1 of the 17 states with multiple public health agencies working towards achieving voluntary, national accreditation.

Sponsorship/Conference/Institution

Public Health Services and Systems Research Keeneland Conference (PHSSR)

Location

Lexington, KY

Recommended Citation

Peden, Angela, Gulzar H. Shah, Russell B. Toal, Dayna S. Alexander, Alesha Wright, Nandi A. Marshall, Ashton Anderson, Scott Uhlich. 2015. "Accreditation Efforts in Georgia: A Technical Assistance Observational Study." Community Health Faculty Presentations. Presentation 395.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/commhealth-pres/395