| NACCHO's Accreditation Preparation & Quality Improvement E-Newsletter |
April 2011
Vol. 22 |
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Welcome to the latest edition of accreditNATION, NACCHO's periodic Accreditation Preparation & Quality Improvement E-Newsletter.
In May 2011, NACCHO's Accreditation Preparation & Quality Improvement Team will offer two informative webinars to local health departments (LHDs). These webinars will feature LHDs using the Public Health Accreditation Board standards and measures to improve the function of their agencies.
Topics in this issue include:
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 Two Spring Webinars
Upcoming NACCHO Webinar: May 5th: The Road to Accreditation: Using QI to Achieve Standards
The Public Health Accreditation Board's (PHAB's) national accreditation program will launch this fall. Local health departments (LHDs) across the county are preparing to apply for voluntary national accreditation, in part by using quality improvement (QI) and quality planning (QP) processes within their agencies.
NACCHO's next webinar, the 17th in its Accreditation Preparation & Quality Improvement series, is entitled The Road to Accreditation: Using QI to Achieve Standards. This 90-minute program will feature the stories of two LHDs that have prepared for accreditation using QI or QP processes. Keith Reed, Administrative Director of the Comanche County Health Department in Oklahoma, and Judy Mattingly, Accreditation Coordinator of the Franklin County Health Department in Kentucky, will describe their QP/QI initiatives that resulted in improved community engagement in the community health assessment and improvement planning process and an improved internal repair request process, respectively.
As a result of the webinar, participants will be able to:
- Describe how QI and QP can be used to meet accreditation standards;
- Explain how to prioritize an area for improvement;
- Describe how two QI/QP efforts resulted in improvements to LHD processes; and
- Explain the effects these efforts have had on QI uptake in the agencies represented.
This free webinar will be held on Thursday, May 5 from 3:00PM - 4:30PM EDT. Registration can be accessed here. Please note, registration is limited and is available on a first come, first served basis. An archive will be available after the event. Please contact Lowrie Ward at lward@naccho.org
or (202) 507-4196 with questions.
Upcoming NACCHO Webinar: May 26th: Restructuring an LHD Based on the PHAB Standards
Local health departments across the country are striving to improve their quality of service even while facing budget and staffing cuts. One of NACCHO's upcoming webinars will feature the story of one such organization.
The 18th presentation in NACCHO's accreditation preparation and quality improvement webinar series, entitled "Making the Best of a Bad Situation: One LHD's Restructuring for Sustainability and Accreditation," will describe the journey of Kane County Health Department (KCHD) in Illinois as they restructured the agency, around the PHAB standards, as a result of significant budget and staff cuts.
As a result of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Describe the economic crisis faced by KCHD
- Explain how and why the agency restructured around the PHAB standards
- Describe how the structure, function, and workforce of the agency were reorganized
- Understand KCHD's plan for sustainability and improvement
This free webinar will be held on Thursday, May 26 from 3:00PM - 4:30PM EDT. For more information, or to register, visit: https://cc.readytalk.com/r/3m17tb3x27qu. Please note registration is limited and is available on a first come basis. An archive will be available after the webinar. Please contact Lowrie Ward at lward@naccho.org or (202) 507-4196 with questions.
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Funding Opportunity: Accreditation Preparation: Community Health Assessment and Community Health Improvement Plan Prerequisites
NACCHO is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity for local health departments (LHDs) to engage in a robust community health improvement process that yields exemplary community health assessments (CHAs) and community health improvement plans (CHIPs), two of the three accreditation prerequisites. The project will provide 12 competitively-selected LHDs with a $35,000 grant and comprehensive training and technical assistance to complete a health improvement process that engages community partners, addresses the social determinants of health, uses quality improvement and quality planning techniques, and helps prepare the LHD for accreditation.
Applications are due by Monday, May 23, 2011. Click here to learn more about the project and how to apply. |
Employment Opportunity: Join NACCHO's Accreditation Preparation & Quality Improvement Team
The Accreditation Preparation & Quality Improvement team at NACCHO is seeking to fill the position of Senior Program Analyst. This is an advanced professional position that requires a degree of specialized training in and/or knowledge of local governmental public health, accreditation and performance improvement. The work involves significant collaboration with LHDs, state associations of county and city health officials, other NACCHO partners and NACCHO staff. The work also requires the exercise of extensive discretion, sound independent judgment, professionalism and a high level of accountability for work outcomes. To view the position posting and for details on how to apply, click here. |
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