The measurement of our health departments performance against a set of nationally recognized, practice-focused and evidenced-based standards.

To improve and protect the health of the public by advancing the quality and performance of all health departments in the country – state, local, territorial and tribal.

The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) is the national non-profit organization that administers the accreditation program for Tribal, state, local and territorial health departments in the United States. PHAB is located in Alexandria, VA.

• National recognition for public health practice
• Identifies public health strengths and areas for improvement
• Strengthens internal/external partnerships and relationships in our community
• Encourages health departments to prioritize and addressing long-standing concerns
• Incorporates continuous quality improvement and performance management into our daily practice
• Improves management processes
• Stimulates greater accountability and transparency within the health department to our community, stakeholders, and policy makers
• Documents the health department’s capacity to deliver the three core functions and 10 Essential Services of Public Health
• Credibility of the health department within the community
• Improves health department competitiveness for funding opportunities
• Increases communication with our governing entity

Program Managers/Coordinators may be selected to lead Domain Teams. If staff are selected to participate in the accreditation process they will be asked to assist Program Managers/Coordinators in the collection of materials, documents, etc. to demonstrate conformity with PHAB’s Standards and Measures.