College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA.
J Public Health Manag Pract. 2010 Mar-Apr;16(2):134-9. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3181c6b69d.
This article describes efforts to improve knowledge of and acceptance of the proposed voluntary health department accreditation program, put forth by Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB), by conducting a group vetting session. The vetting session closely followed the PHAB guidelines, and participants received pre- and postvetting surveys to gauge their knowledge of the accreditation standards and related items and their perception of the utility of the standards and the ability of their agencies to meet the standards. Respondents reported that the vetting session did improve their knowledge and understanding of the standards (increase in mean score from 3.6 to 4.4). In addition, respondents had overwhelmingly favorable responses to the draft standards (28 of 31 received positive responses from more than 85% of participants). This suggests that conducting group vetting sessions may be an effective way to increase awareness of the PHAB standards and may help prepare local health agencies for the accreditation process.
本文描述了通过开展小组审核会议来提高对公共卫生认证机构（PHAB）提出的拟议自愿卫生部门认证计划的认识和接受程度的努力。该审核会议严格遵循 PHAB 指南，参与者在审核前后都收到了调查，以衡量他们对认证标准和相关项目的了解程度，以及他们对标准的实用性和机构满足标准的能力的看法。受访者报告称，审核会议确实提高了他们对标准的认识和理解（平均分数从 3.6 提高到 4.4）。此外，受访者对标准草案的反应非常积极（31 项中的 28 项收到了 85%以上参与者的积极回应）。这表明开展小组审核会议可能是提高对 PHAB 标准的认识的有效途径，并可能有助于为地方卫生机构的认证过程做好准备。
