The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the continuous quality improvement of Tribal, state, local, and territorial public health departments.

PHAB is working to promote and protect the health of the public by advancing the quality and performance of all public health departments in the United States through national public health department accreditation. PHAB’s vision is a high-performing governmental public health system that will make the United States a healthier nation. (Source: https://phaboard.org/about/)

What does the accreditation process look like?

The accreditation process is a very thorough review of a health department’s processes and documentation. It includes 7 major steps. For information on these steps, please visit: https://phaboard.org/seven-steps-of-accreditation/