Accreditation – Regional Support
Due to tremendous response to its initial accreditation support initiative, the Southern Piedmont Partnership will continue to collaboratively develop a “train the trainer” style model through which accredited health departments provide technical assistance to those agencies yet to undergo the accreditation process.
Resources
North Carolina Local Health Department Accreditation
The North Carolina Local Health Department Accreditation Board website is an excellent resource for becoming accredited in North Carolina. This site provides everything you need to know about getting started and provides the most up-to-date information on electronic accreditation and materials for health departments.
Southern Piedmont Partnership for Public Health Hosts the Electronic Accreditation Workshop
This daylong workshop provided health departments with tools for preparing for electronic accreditation. For more information on resources distributed at this workshop, please contact Southern Piedmont Partnership Coordinator, Cappie Stanley.
- View agenda from the August 29, 2007 training.
(file: ElectronicAccreditationWorkshop-Agenda8-29-2007.PDF)
Tools Developed
Checklist for Accreditation Process
The following document, developed by the Southern Piedmont Partnership, is a comprehensive checklist for local health departments preparing for accreditation.