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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Preparing for Accreditation

About this resource:

HHS Non-Systematic Review

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Last Reviewed: March 2021

Workgroups: Public Health Infrastructure Workgroup

This website instructs state, tribal, local, and territorial health departments on how to prepare for accreditation by the Public Health Accreditation Board. The website includes information on accreditation:

  • Partner organizations
  • Education, preparation, and sustainment
  • Tools and resources
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Objectives related to this resource (3)

Increase the proportion of state public health agencies that are accredited — PHI‑01
Target met or exceeded
Increase the proportion of local public health agencies that are accredited — PHI‑02
Improving
Increase the number of tribal public health agencies that are accredited — PHI‑03
Improving

Suggested Citation

1.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support. (2021). Preparing for accreditation. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/accreditation/index.html.