Open AccessA Study of Incentives to Support and Promote Public Health Accreditation
Author(s) -
Lee Thielen,
Marilyn Leff,
Liza Corso,
Erinn Monteiro,
John F. Fisher,
Jim Pearsol
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of public health management and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.771
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1550-5022
pISSN - 1078-4659
DOI - 10.1097/phh.0b013e31829ed746
Subject(s) - accreditation , incentive , public relations , business , context (archaeology) , public health , state (computer science) , public administration , political science , medical education , medicine , nursing , economics , paleontology , biology , microeconomics , algorithm , computer science
Accreditation of public health agencies through the Public Health Accreditation Board is voluntary. Incentives that encourage agencies to apply for accreditation have been suggested as important factors in facilitating participation by state and local agencies.