Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB)
The Pivital Public Health Partnership (PHAB) works to support member public health departments in meeting or exceeding national public health performance standards & measures, as well as assist in the work of applying for and maintaining national public health accreditation.
What is Public Health Department Accreditation?
- The measurement of health department performance against a set of nationally recognized, practice-focused and evidenced-based standards.
- The issuance of recognition of achievement of accreditation within a specified time frame by a nationally recognized entity.
- The continual development, revision, and distribution of public health standards.
The goal of the voluntary national accreditation program is to improve and protect the health of the public by advancing the quality and performance of Tribal, state, local, and territorial public health departments.
Why is it important?
PHAB’s public health department accreditation process seeks to advance quality and performance within public health departments. Accreditation standards define the expectations for all public health departments that seek to become accredited. National public health department accreditation has been developed because of the desire to improve service, value, and accountability to stakeholders.
What role does Pivital play?
Pivital plays a vital role in advancing health department performance and maintaining public health accreditation. 7 out of 8 of Pivital Member Health Departments have achieved National Public Health Accreditation.
Pivital actively supports the accreditation process by convening regional meetings to share best practices, implementing regional initiatives aligned with PHAB standards, and assisting in documentation of accreditation activities. Together, we elevate public health standards.
