Category Archives: Focus on Accreditation and Innovation

Staffing Up Our Public Health Workforce: The Critical Need for Substantial Investment and the Tools to Get Us There

This entry is part 37 of 42 in the series Focus on Accreditation and Innovation

The Calculator is a tool to help local health departments with workforce planning efforts by utilizing information provided about the local health department to estimate the number of full-time equivalents (FTEs) needed to ensure the provision of the FPHS.

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Beyond the 80,000 Estimate: Calculate How Many FTEs your Health Department Needs

This entry is part 35 of 42 in the series Focus on Accreditation and Innovation

The Public Health Workforce Calculator is a tool to help local health departments with workforce planning efforts by utilizing information provided about the local health department to estimate the number of full-time equivalents (FTEs) needed to ensure the provision of the Foundational Public Health Services. 

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New Data Insights: Adverse Childhood Experiences, Climate Change, Preparedness, and More

This entry is part 33 of 42 in the series Focus on Accreditation and Innovation

The PHAB Research and Evaluation team shares examples of accreditation insights found via the Data Portal and other PHAB data sources related to ACEs, climate change, and preparedness. Almost two years ago, the Public Health Accreditation Board introduced our new Data Portal, a data visualization tool to explore accredited health department performance data. Users can explore data related to Standards

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Reimagining and Transforming Governmental Public Health Infrastructure and Systems

This entry is part 32 of 42 in the series Focus on Accreditation and Innovation

The 21st Century Learning Community (21C) is a group of states systematically working to transform their governmental public health systems, and PHNCI convenes these states to provide support and a space for them to share, generate efficiencies, and learn from one another’s successes and failures. Health departments provide public health protections and services in a number of areas, including preventing

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