Public Health Accreditation Board

🚨 Milestone Alert! 🚨 "We are thrilled to celebrate a landmark achievement for public health and the entire Siskiyou County community. Earning Pathways Recognition is no small feat—it reflects an unwavering commitment to quality and performance enhancement. Kudos to the Siskiyou County Health Department’s leaders and staff for setting a stellar example for others to follow." -Paul Kuehnert, DNP, RN, FAAN, PHAB President and CEO ✨ Congratulations to the Siskiyou County Health Department for becoming the first local health department to achieve PHAB Pathways Recognition! This honor underscores their dedication to excellence and continuous improvement in public health. 🔗 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eR6amMgZ #PHAB #PathwaysRecognition #PHAccreditation #PublicHealth

Last week, a number of PHAB staff attended #APHA2024 and led some insightful sessions. PHAB's Amy Belflower Thomas presented the results of a public health workforce survey they did in collaboration with Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH). Elizabeth Gould presented on Year 1 of #PHIG. Travis Parker Lee, MBA led a session on using the Foundational Public Health Services (#FPHS) for public health #transformation. As a fully remote organization, we always enjoy connecting in person with colleagues, partners, and others in the field. #publichealth #conference #phaccreditation #phinnovation

Thank you, Public Health Accreditation Board, for putting this panel together at #APHA2024 with myself showcasing how North Carolina is leveraging the Foundational Public Health Services framework alongside Richard Knecht and Sarah Reese from Montana and Minnesota. It was inspiring to hear about the successes other states have also had in using the framework for workforce development as well as some challenges we can work through together. Some nuggets from NC: the framework gives public health leaders a common language to use when talking about public health services, a way to identify needs among our workforce and build programs to strengthen the foundational capabilities, and an opportunity to better tell our collective public health story. #wearencpublichealth #apha2024 #workforcedevelopment American Public Health Association PHAB Communications

Come see me at the PHAB booth! #apha2024

PHAB is excited to be at #APHA2024 in Minneapolis, MN this week. Stop by booth 623 to say hello and learn about all things #PHAB. See our sessions below. #publichealth #phaccreditation #phinnovation #FPHS

Funding Opportunity Alert for Innovative #Evaluators! NNPHI seeks to fund multiple contractors to conduct up to 2 sub-evaluations of the Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG). Key areas of interest include workforce #recruitment and #retention and PHIG’s impacts on indirectly funded local health departments. Learn more about this RFP here: https://buff.ly/3zMRNtT Notice of Intent due October 8 (optional but strongly encouraged). Proposals due October 30. #PHIG #RFP #Workforce #PublicHealth #HealthDepartments

On this week's episode of the #21C Learning Community podcast, Erin Fry Sosne, Director of Strategy at North Carolina Division of Public Health, explores the state's equity-driven approach to funding their public health system. Listen now: https://lnkd.in/eWYg2PQt #publichealth #healthequity #PHAB #CFI #innovation #transformation

Our nation’s future depends on healthy populations, economic security, and thriving communities. The public health system is key to supporting all of these things. But our public health system is at an inflection point. TFAH’s new report, Pathway to a Healthier America: A Blueprint for Strengthening Public Health for the Next Administration and Congress, is a roadmap for the Administration and Congress taking office in January to make the needed investments to strengthen public health, including modernizing the system’s infrastructure and growing the its workforce. The report outlines six priority areas that, if acted upon, will better position the U.S. to manage public health risks and help address the structural drivers of health inequity and disparities that impact the health, well-being, and prosperity of the country. It also highlights public health impact stories and identifies key actions for the next Congress and Administration to strengthen individual and community health across our lifespans. We know what works. Now is the time for our leaders to invest in proven public health strategies. Read the full report https://lnkd.in/euxtMPAJ

In September 2022, #PHAB and the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Public Health renewed their collaborative efforts to strengthen public health practice, promote continuous quality improvement, and improve consistency across departments of public health (DPHs) on military installations (e.g., bases, camps, posts, and stations) through #publichealth accreditation. This collaboration highlights the vital role that military installation DPHs play in protecting and promoting the health of U.S. military service members, their families, civilian employees, and the retired service members served by these departments. JPHMP Direct Read the full blog here: https://lnkd.in/eFhfrFb4 #phaccreditation #phinnovation #militaryinstallations

On this week's episode of the #21C Learning Community podcast, Kris Rhodes, Director of Office of American Indian Health at Minnesota Department of Health and Madison Anderson, Tribal Public Health System Consultant at Minnesota Department of Health, explore how relationships between the state health department partnered and Tribal public health were strengthened through this process. Listen now: https://lnkd.in/e6HKmrbm #publichealth #tribalpublichealth #PHAB #CFI #innovation #transformation