Ingram Richard C, Bender Kaye, Wilcox Robin, Kronstadt Jessica
Department of Health Services Management, University of Kentucky College of Public Health, Lexington (Dr Ingram); and Public Health Accreditation Board, Alexandria, Virginia (Dr Bender and Mss Wilcox and Kronstadt).
J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Jan-Feb;20(1):9-13. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3182a0b8f9.
The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) solicited (and continues to solicit) the input of more than 400 subject matter experts in various areas of public health during the development and ongoing revision of the accreditation standards and measures. This process is designed to ensure that the standards and measures remain relevant and accommodate the various contexts under which public health departments practice in the United States. One way PHAB gathers feedback is convening a series of discussion meetings, or think tanks, with thought leaders in specific areas of public health, that focus on specific programmatic areas of public health, on the broader context of public health practice, or on emerging issues, such as public health informatics. The think tanks complement other mechanisms to assure that standards and measures are relevant, including gathering input from the practice community, receiving recommendations from public health departments that have undergone the accreditation process, and reviewing relevant literature. While this process allows PHAB to demonstrate its commitment to continuous quality improvement by modifying and improving the standards and measures, it also serves as a communication vehicle for PHAB to educate thought leaders and public health practitioners about the national accreditation program.
在制定和持续修订认证标准及措施的过程中，公共卫生认证委员会（PHAB）征求了（并将继续征求）400多名公共卫生各领域主题专家的意见。这一过程旨在确保标准和措施保持相关性，并适应美国公共卫生部门开展业务的各种环境。PHAB收集反馈的一种方式是与公共卫生特定领域的思想领袖召开一系列讨论会或智囊团会议，这些会议聚焦于公共卫生的特定规划领域、公共卫生实践的更广泛背景或诸如公共卫生信息学等新出现的问题。智囊团补充了其他确保标准和措施相关性的机制，包括收集实践社区的意见、接收已通过认证过程的公共卫生部门的建议以及审查相关文献。虽然这一过程使PHAB能够通过修改和完善标准及措施来展示其对持续质量改进的承诺，但它也作为一种沟通工具，让PHAB能够向思想领袖和公共卫生从业者宣传国家认证计划。
