What to know
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) supports the implementation of a national voluntary accreditation program for state, tribal, local, and territorial health departments.
Overview
The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB), a nonprofit 501(c)3 entity, serves as the independent accrediting body. PHAB led the development and testing activities, with significant participation from local, tribal, state, and national leaders and launched the national voluntary accreditation program on September 14, 2011. PHAB began accrediting health departments in 2013.
Resources
Public Health Accreditation Board Website
Standards and measures, accreditation policies, and other resources to help health departments with national accreditation efforts.
Assessing Outcomes from Public Health Accreditation
Evaluation findings that describe the range of benefits of accreditation reported by health departments (NORC at the University of Chicago, June 2023).
Impact of Public Health Accreditation
Journal issue featuring scientific articles, case studies, and commentaries about the impact of public health accreditation (Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, May/June 2018).
CDC Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) and Inclusion of Accreditation-Related Language
Describes the accreditation-related language in CDC NOFOs.