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Instrumental roles of governance in accreditation: responsibilities of public health governing entities
Wallace H , Tilson H , Carlson VP , Valasek T . J Public Health Manag Pract 2014 20 (1) 61-3 In the decades following the War of Independence, local boards of health were established in major colonial population centers to fight recurrent epidemics of infectious diseases.1 As public health practices evolved with improvements in science and medicine, local boards of health assumed a governance role ensuring a close connection between the health department and the community it served. Today, the legal authority for public health governance is most commonly fulfilled by boards of health but it may also be performed by commissions, councils, individuals, or other legally accountable bodies. Decisions made by these governing entities will drive the process toward accreditation for their public health departments. We will explore how those decisions are best informed. | With the leadership and support of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the concept of accrediting public health departments has gained national support. Public health department accreditation is defined as “the development of a set of standards, a process to measure health department performance against those standards, and reward or recognition for those health departments who meet the standards.”2 The first national voluntary public health accreditation program for state, local, territorial, and tribal public health authorities/agencies was launched in September 2011 by the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB). The standards and measures against which these health departments are evaluated (the PHAB Standards and Measures, Version 1.0)3 are divided into 12 domains—one domain for each of the 10 essential public health services4 plus domains for public health department administration and public health governance. |
Public health department accreditation and environmental public health: sustaining the collaboration
Gerding J , Carlson VP , Wilcox R . J Environ Health 2013 76 (1) 56-57 The first national voluntary accreditation program for public health | departments was launched in September 2011 (Public Health Accreditation | Board [PHAB], 2011a). The first cohort of | public health departments was accredited | in February 2013. The Centers for Disease | Control and Prevention (CDC) and the | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation cofunded the national accreditation program’s development and startup. The Public Health | Accreditation Board (PHAB) manages | the program and grants accredited status. | PHAB evaluates applicants’ conformity | with established standards and measures. | The standards and measures are divided | into 12 domains: one domain for each of | the 10 essential public health services, plus | domains for public health department administration and public health governance | (PHAB, 2011b). The overall goal of accreditation is to advance the quality and performance of public health departments. |
Tattooing regulations in U.S. states, 2011
Carlson VP , Lehman EJ , Armstrong M . J Environ Health 2012 75 (3) 30-37 Tattooing's popularity has led to regulatory concerns because medical complications linked to unsanitary practices can have a lasting health impact. The authors' study sought to determine whether existing state tattooing laws and regulations (rules) effectively protect public health. A 10-item checklist was created for each of three types of rules (sanitation, training, and infection control) identified as having the greatest public health impact. State rules were classified as effective if the state scored ≥7 on all three categories, moderate if ≥4 in all three categories, minimal if <4 in one or more categories, and ineffective if ≤2 in all three categories. Forty-one states have at least one state statute regulating tattooing practice. On the basis of the authors' study criteria, 36 states regulate sanitation effectively; 15 states regulate training effectively; and 26 states regulate infection control effectively. Fourteen states meet the criteria for regulating all three categories effectively. Specific rules vary substantially by state. Public health agencies should encourage states to adopt and enforce effective, evidence-based tattooing rules. |
WHO Global Salm-Surv external quality assurance system for serotyping of Salmonella isolates from 2000 to 2007
Hendriksen RS , Mikoleit M , Carlson VP , Karlsmose S , Vieira AR , Jensen AB , Seyfarth AM , DeLong SM , Weill FX , Wong DM , Angulo FJ , Wegener HC , Aarestrup FM . J Clin Microbiol 2009 47 (9) 2729-36 An international external quality assurance system (EQAS) for the serotyping of Salmonella species was initiated in 2000 by WHO Global Salm-Surv to enhance the capacity of national reference laboratories to obtain reliable data for surveillance purposes worldwide. Seven EQAS iterations were conducted between 2000 and 2007. In each iteration, participating laboratories submitted serotyping results for eight Salmonella isolates. A total of 249 laboratories in 96 countries participated in at least one EQAS iteration. A total of 756 reports were received from the participating laboratories during the seven EQAS iterations. Cumulatively, 76% of participating laboratories submitted data for all eight strains, and 82% of strains were correctly serotyped. In each iteration, 84% to 96% of the laboratories correctly serotyped the Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis isolate that was included as an internal quality control strain. Regional differences in performance were observed, with laboratories in Central Asia and the Middle East performing less well overall than those in other regions. Errors that resulted in incorrect serovar identification were typically caused by difficulties in the detection of the phase two flagellar antigen or in differentiation within antigen complexes; some of these errors are likely related to the quality of the antisera available. The results from the WHO Global Salm-Surv EQAS, the largest of its kind in the world, show that most laboratories worldwide are capable of correctly serotyping Salmonella species. However, this study also indicates a continuing need for improvement. Future training efforts should be aimed at enhancing the ability to detect the phase two flagellar antigen and at disseminating information on where to purchase high-quality antisera. |
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