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The Tooele County Health Department is pleased to announce that we have been chosen by the Public Health Accreditation Board (PAHB) as one of the 30 public health departments across the county which will participate in testing the national voluntary public health accreditation program.  We are proud to have been selected from a pool of over 1456 candidates.  During the test, we will go through the accreditation process, review guidance documents, test forms, review the accreditation standards, and provide valuable feedback that will inform the program's national launch in 2011.  We are honored to be recognized for our leadership, commitment to quality improvement, and dedication to advancing our community's health.  This test of the national program is a crucial step toward establishing a national public health accreditation program that will advance the quality of public health nationwide.

A total of 19 local, eight state, and three tribal health departments will participate, and will receive technical assistance on accreditation and quality improvement, funding to support quality improvement projects and funding to cover the costs of providing detailed feedback to PHAB on the accreditation process.  From the fall of 2009 through the end of 2010, Tooele County Health Department will work with PHAB, the other 29 agencies and national public health leaders such as the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, (ASTHO), National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH), and the National Indian Health Board (NIHB).