Quality improvement and accreditation readiness are intertwined for public health practice improvement. Local health departments engage in quality improvement and prepare for accreditation with varied and sometimes limited support from state-level partners. Research is lacking on how state-level...

How local health districts (LHD) jointly provide communicable disease services, and the resulting effects on service volume and costs, is important for informing real world decisions. Led by the University of Washington, the Public Health Practice-Based Research Networks (PBRNs) in Washington...

Dr. Mays' presentation and any additional materials will be available on his UKnowledge BePress page ( https://works.bepress.com/glen_mays/) following the event. Health Affairs is the leading journal of health policy thought and research. The peer-reviewed journal was founded in 1981 under the aegis...

Local Health Departments (LHDs) undergoing Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) accreditation engage with a number of public health system partners to satisfy accreditation standards and pre-requisites. In addition, the accreditation process position LHDs to more effectively deliver core and...