To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Public Health
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Letter of Support for the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Public Health Reaccreditation
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the letter of support to the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB); and
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return the signed letter to Public Health for submission to PHAB.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Public Health Fund (1175)
DISCUSSION:
On May 13, 2014, this Board signed a letter of support for Public Health's initial Public Health accreditation by the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB). In 2016, Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Public Health was among the first of the rural public health departments in California to become nationally accredited. Over the past six years, the public health accreditation process has supported DHHS - Public Health in the delivery of programs and services by driving performance improvement to better serve Humboldt residents. Public health accreditation measures DHHS - Public Health against a set of nationally recognized, evidence-based standards and benefits our organization and community. Now, DHHS - Public Health seeks to maintain its status as an accredited public health organization to support its continued growth.
Public health organizations that sustain reaccreditation over time report a wide range of benefits from accreditation. Ninety-five percent of accredited public health agencies report that accreditation stimulated quality improvement and performance management within their organizations, and 90 percent reported that it improved their ability to identify and address gaps in employee training and workforce development. In the community, public health accreditation strengthens relationships with key partners, supports and operationalizes health equity and increas...
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