Publications
Piloting a State Health Department Accreditation Model: The North Carolina Experience, from the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice (pdf)
Systematic Research on Incentives for Public Health Accreditation
Brief Report, May 2008 (pdf)
North Carolina Pilot State Accreditation Evaluation Stakeholder Report (pdf)
Opportunities to Advance Quality Improvement in Public Health (pdf)
Special issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice(July/August 2007, Volume 13, Issue 4) explores public health agency accreditation.
Article: Linking Accreditation and Public Health Outcomes: A Logic Model Approach. Brenda M. Joly, PhD, MPH; Georgeen Polyak, PhD; Mary V. Davis, DrPH, MSPH; Joan Brewster, MPA; Beverly Tremain, PhD; Cathy Raevsky, BA; Leslie M. Beitsch, MD, JD
Article: Accreditation/Performance Assessment On-Site Reviews in Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, and Washington: Implications for States and an Evolving National Model. James Butler, BBA; Debra Tews, MA; Cathy Raevsky, BA; Janet Canavese, BS; Kathleen Wojciehowski, JD; Craig Michalak, MBA; Monecia Thomas, MHA; Joan Brewster, MPA; Marlene Mason, MBA; Rita Schmidt, MPH
Article: Evaluation as a Critical Factor of Success in Local Public Health Accreditation Programs. Beverly Tremain, PhD; Mary Davis, DrPH; Brenda Joly, PhD; Mark Edgar, PhD; Mary L. Kushion, MSA; Rita Schmidt, MPH
Article: The NC Accreditation Learning Collaborative: Partners Enhancing Local Health Department Accreditation. Mary V. Davis, DrPH, MSPH; Joy Reed, EdD, RN; Leah M. Devlin, DDS, MPH; Craig L. Michalak, MBA; Rachel Stevens, EdD, RN; Edward Baker, MD, MPH, MSc
The Management Moment: Linking Agency Accreditation to Workforce Credentialing: A Few Steps Along a Difficult Path. Edward L. Baker Jr, MD, MPH, MSc; Rachel H. Stevens, EdD, RN