Benefits and Impacts of Public Health Accreditation for Small Local Health Departments.
Megan HeffernanMeghan MelnickAlexa L SiegfriedMalina PapanikolaouPublished in: Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP (2022)
The public health accreditation program has offered numerous benefits to LHDs of all sizes, including small LHDs. These accreditation benefits may be particularly important for small LHDs because of their critical role in the public health system and the ongoing need to support performance improvement, strengthen infrastructure, and increase resilience.