The article reports that the Steering Committee of the Exploring Accreditation project recommends that a non-profit organization should be made which will handle voluntary accreditation of state, lo...
As of December, 2007, 34 of 85 local health departments in North Carolina have been accredited by the North Carolina Local Health Department Accreditation Board. The NC Local Health Department Accreditation (NCLHDA) program is a collaborative effort among many partners; key original partners are the...
Objective: Health department accreditation is a crucial strategy for strengthening public health infrastructure. The purpose of this study was to investigate local health department (LHD) characteristics that are associated with accreditation-seeking behavior. This study sought to ascertain the effects of ...
The article presents a study which assessed the readiness of a rural local health department (LHD) in West Texas for national accreditation. It mentions that the gap analysis evaluation was participated by five of the ten full-time LHD staff. The result of the study shows that an achievement ...
Kentucky College of Art and Design earns accreditation Updated: Dec. 17, 2024 at 5:52 AM GMT+8| By WAVE Staff and Samantha Murray The Kentucky College of Art and Design in Louisville has just become the first independent art college to earn institutional accreditation in decades. Louisville Me...
The City of Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department has again earned its place among the nation’s top parks and recreation agencies with its fifth accreditation. Community Award Winners Announced at 106th Annual Chamber of Commerce Meeting The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce held its 106t...
Given the findings from research on the positive effects on overall health and brain vitality that come from being challenged and engaged in productive endeavors along with social activities, the clinician needs to know how to help geriatric patients reassess and better plan their activities (Agronin...
Use of A-EBPs in LHDs is important because these practices have been shown to be effective in boosting performance, contributing to ac- creditation efforts, and may ultimately lead to improved health of the population [9, 10]. In addition, the Public Health Accredi...
It is the aspiring periodontist’s responsibility to make certain that their chosen college or university for their pre-medical degree is accredited by the Department of Education and acceptable to any medical school or to the specific medical school of their choice. Aside from the accreditation, ...
While any medical or behavioral health facility only needs to be licensed by the Department of Public Health in the state they operate, there are several different non-government entities whose accreditations carry great weight. These accreditation programs act as a seal of approval by the accrediti...