Public Health Accreditation: History, Implications, and Opportunities for Tribal Public Health

摘要

For several years before the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) launched the national voluntary public health accreditation process in 2011, tribes and American Indian/Alaska Native partner organizations took an active role in discussions about public health improvement. PHAB's ongoing collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Indian Health Board (NIHB), and Red Star International (formerly Red Star Innovations) has been critical in supporting tribal public health accreditation. The work of these organizations, and the partnerships forged between them, laid the groundwork for a network of support for tribal health departments (THDs) interested in learning about the benefits of public health accreditation and the process of attaining accreditation.