Accreditation and Quality Improvement Stories from the Field

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Below are some interesting and potentially valuable case examples from LHDs working towards accreditation and/or QI cultures for their agencies. Feel free to browse the stories and contact NACCHO for additional information.

Spokane Regional Health District: Strategic Planning for Success (June 2012)

Sedgwick County Health Department: Building a Culture of Quality Improvement at a Local Health Department (March 2012)

Kane County Health Department: Surviving Layoffs and Embracing Quality and Accreditation (October 2011)

Three Rivers Health District Health Department: Using a Vision of Public Health Excellence to Prepare for Accreditation (July 2011)

Peaceful Playgrounds: Using Evidence-Based Strategies and QI to Address Childhood Obesity in Florida (June 2011)

Using Quality Improvement to Respond to H1N1: New Jersey's Greater Somerset Public Health Partnership (May 2011)

West Allis Health Department: Pioneers in Public Health (April 2011)

What We’ve Learned: Lessons for Locals Preparing for Accreditation (October 2009)

It's Okay to Be a Zero! Polk County's Experience with Self-Assessment (May 2009)

Sullivan County Regional Health Department Meets Performance Excellence Criteria (February 2008)

Escambia County Health Department Prioritizes Services with a Limited Budget (December 2007)

The Michigan Accreditation Program: Central Michigan District Health Department’s Experience (August 2007)

West Virginia Health Officer Strengthens Strategic Planning in Kanawha-Charleston Health Department Using the Operational Definition (October 2006)

Interested in sharing your health department's story about accreditation preparation and QI? Contact Jessica Solomon Fisher at jfisher@naccho.org or 202-507-4265 for details.