The Zanesville Muskingum County Health Department announced it has been awarded national accreditation through the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB).
Established in 2007, PHAB is the nonprofit organization that administers the national accreditation program, which aims to advance and transform public health practice by championing performance improvement, strong infrastructure, and innovation
“We are so pleased to be recognized by PHAB for achieving national standards that foster effectiveness and promote continuous quality improvement,” said Corey Hamilton, MS, RD, LD, Health Commissioner.
The national accreditation program, which receives support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, sets standards against which the nation’s governmental public health departments can continuously improve the quality of their services and performance.
“We hope this announcement will reassure our community, our partner organizations, our funders and our elected officials that the services we provide are as responsive as possible to the needs of our community. By continuing to improve our services and performance, we can be sure we are meeting the public health needs of those we serve as effectively as possible,” said Hamilton.
More than 80 percent of the U.S. population reap the benefits of being served by a health department that has undergone PHAB’s rigorous, multi-faceted, peer-reviewed assessment process to ensure it meets a set of quality standards and measures.
Public health departments are on the front lines of communities’ efforts to protect and promote health and prevent disease and injury. Health departments provide services aimed at promoting healthy behaviors, preventing diseases and injuries, ensuring access to safe food, water, clean air, and life-saving immunizations, and preparing for and responding to public health emergencies.
