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Health departments in N. Ky. and Franklin County are among the first 11 in the nation to be accredited, a milestone in public health
Three Kentucky departments are among the first 11 in the nation to receive accreditation from the national Public Health Accreditation Board, which announced the achievements Thursday.
The Franklin County Health Department, the Three Rivers District Health Department in Carroll, Gallatin, Owen and Pendleton counties, and the Northern Kentucky Independent District Health Department, in Boone, Grant, Kenton and Campbell counties received five-year accreditation.
"I am proud of the departments achieving this public health milestone of national accreditation," said board Chair Dr. Douglas Scutchfield, professor of health services research and policy at the University of Kentucky College of Public Health. "Before now, there has not been a national system for health departments to demonstrate accountability and quality to their community."
Scutchfield said accreditation means a department is providing a "high quality of public health service, leadership and accountability to its constituents," and is a clear indication of the departments' "passion and dedication to improving and protecting the health" of the community.
The board, funded by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has received 128 total applications for accreditation: 112 from local health departments, 15 from state departments; and one tribal department.
In addition to the three Kentucky departments that have received accreditation, other Kentucky departments have applied and are awaiting site visits. Those are the Lexington-Fayette County, Barren River District, Madison County and Christian County health departments, said Jill Midkiff, chief spokesperson for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.
Although accreditation is completely voluntary, it is being encouraged for local health departments by the state Department for Public Health, which is in the process of applying for its own accreditation in 2014. Midkiff said the department just completed its state health assessment, which is now being reviewed, and is beginning to assemble partners to write a state health improvement plan, which should take about a year. (Click here to learn more about accreditation)
The Franklin County Health Department, the Three Rivers District Health Department in Carroll, Gallatin, Owen and Pendleton counties, and the Northern Kentucky Independent District Health Department, in Boone, Grant, Kenton and Campbell counties received five-year accreditation.
"I am proud of the departments achieving this public health milestone of national accreditation," said board Chair Dr. Douglas Scutchfield, professor of health services research and policy at the University of Kentucky College of Public Health. "Before now, there has not been a national system for health departments to demonstrate accountability and quality to their community."
Scutchfield said accreditation means a department is providing a "high quality of public health service, leadership and accountability to its constituents," and is a clear indication of the departments' "passion and dedication to improving and protecting the health" of the community.
The board, funded by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has received 128 total applications for accreditation: 112 from local health departments, 15 from state departments; and one tribal department.
In addition to the three Kentucky departments that have received accreditation, other Kentucky departments have applied and are awaiting site visits. Those are the Lexington-Fayette County, Barren River District, Madison County and Christian County health departments, said Jill Midkiff, chief spokesperson for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.
Although accreditation is completely voluntary, it is being encouraged for local health departments by the state Department for Public Health, which is in the process of applying for its own accreditation in 2014. Midkiff said the department just completed its state health assessment, which is now being reviewed, and is beginning to assemble partners to write a state health improvement plan, which should take about a year. (Click here to learn more about accreditation)
- Barren River Health Dept. Accredited; Joins 5 Others In Ky. (franklin, Fayette, Madison, Northern Ky. And Three Rivers)
The Barren River District Health Department has joined five others in Kentucky with national accreditation. The Public Health Accreditation Board announced Sept. 18 that the Bowling Green-based agency and nine other health departments had been accredited,...
- Public Health Week, April 1-7, Puts Focus On Issues
The state Department for Public Health is working to promote National Public Health Week, April 1-7 this year. The week is an annual observance that focuses on critical public-health issues to raise awareness and help people live longer, healthier lives....
- County Boards Of Health Are Being Told To Take A More Active Role In Improving The Health Of Their Communities
Christian County's health director told the county Board of Health last week that it "needs to spend less time on the health department?s budget and more time addressing big questions of community health," Nick Tabor writes for the Kentucky New Era....
- Uk Professor Named Chair Of New National Board That Will Grant Accreditation To Local, State And Other Health Departments
Dr. F. Douglas Scutchfield, director of the National Coordinating Center for Public Health Services and Systems Research and the Peter P. Bosomworth Professor of Health Services Research and Policy at the University of Kentucky College of Public Health,...
- Northwest Hospital And Sinai Hospital Nuclear Medicine Departments Receive Certificate Of Accreditation
Northwest Hospital?s and Sinai Hospital of Baltimore?s Nuclear Medicine departments have recently received certificate of accreditation from the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Nuclear Medicine Laboratories (ICANL). The ICANL is dedicated...