Public Health Accreditation: Rubber Stamp or Roadmap for Improvement
Author(s) -
Angela L. Carman,
Lava Timsina
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2015.302568
Subject(s) - accreditation , agency (philosophy) , public health , business , odds ratio , strategic planning , health department , environmental health , certification and accreditation , medicine , family medicine , medical education , nursing , marketing , sociology , pathology , social science
We identified the characteristics of local health departments (LHDs) that intended to seek accreditation, and also examined the association between that intent and a complete community health assessment (CHA), community health improvement plan, agency strategic plan, or other specific accreditation requirements.
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