Supporting Increased Local Health Department Accreditation: Qualitative Insights From Accredited Small Local Health Departments
| Autor: | Jessica Kronstadt, Jonathon P. Leider, Chelsey K. Saari, Valerie A. Yeager |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Medical education
education.field_of_study Local Government Health Policy education Population Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Workforce development Quality Improvement humanities Accreditation health services administration Humans Business Public Health health care economics and organizations Health department |
| Zdroj: | Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP. 27(5) |
| ISSN: | 1550-5022 |
| Popis: | Accredited health departments now cover 80% of the US population. A relatively modest proportion of these are small local health departments (LHDs), serving fewer than 50 000 people. Despite comprising more than half of all health departments, only 2% of small LHDs are accredited. This brief report is a qualitative inquiry into the enablers of accreditation for small LHDs. We interviewed health department and accreditation leaders from 9 accredited small local LHDs. Interviews were transcribed, verified, and coded by 2 coders. We found that dedicated funding, prework, clear expectations, and peer examples were strong enablers of accreditation for these groups. Additional resources specific to small LHDs may be necessary to expedite application processes and encourage greater uptake from this group. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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