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Preparing the State Health Department for National Accreditation

Preparing the State Health Department for National Accreditation. Erin Barkema Kari Prescott Iowa Department of Public Health Webster County Health Department. Leadership and Involvement. Leadership 2003 - 2004 2005 – present Involvement State partners

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Preparing the State Health Department for National Accreditation

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  1. Preparing the State Health Department for National Accreditation Erin Barkema Kari Prescott Iowa Department of Public Health Webster County Health Department

  2. Leadership and Involvement • Leadership • 2003 - 2004 • 2005 – present • Involvement • State partners • Local partners

  3. Activities • Past • Developed Standards • Crosswalked standards with other documents • Conducted State Assessment • Core Team • Assessment Team Site Visit

  4. Activities • Present • Implementation Committees • Accreditation • Code • Funding • Increase Knowledge • Metrics • PHAB Vetting • Public Health Modernization Act • Participating in MLC-3

  5. Activities • Future • State Health Department Improvement Plan • Public Health Modernization • Complete accreditation processes • Iowa • PHAB

  6. Iowa Public Health Standards State Assessment Team

  7. Education of employees Time Increase Knowledge Committee Core Team/State Assessment Process Standing item in meetings held at the bureau level Leadership supports staff involvement and makes a priority Challenges

  8. How Iowa Fits in the Nation System • Aligned Iowa’s activities with others across the nation. • Crosswalked the Iowa Public Health Standards with the PHAB Standards. • Substantial Equivalency Recognition

  9. Sharing Information • Collect stories • Answer questions • Assure website has many resources • Work to convey a consistent message • On occasion, mail the information directly

  10. What other states can learn • Collaboration between local and state health departments is key. • Internal education is just as important as external education. • If you are going to do an assessment and collect all of the evidence for a third party to review; take 6 months, gather the information electronically, and build an internal team empowered to make decisions about what the best evidence is.

  11. Contact Information Erin Barkema Iowa Dept. of Public Health 321 E. 12th Street Des Moines, IA 50319 Phone: (515) 242-5524 Email: ebarkema@idph.state.ia.us Kari Prescott Webster County Health Dept. 330 1st Ave North Suite L-2 Fort Dodge, IA 50501 Phone: (515) 573-4107 Email: kprescott@webstercountyia.org

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