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Accreditation Learning Community

Vision: All Local Health Departments are well-positioned for accreditation

Mission: To improve Local Health capacity and readiness for accreditation through peer collaboration and resource sharing.

The Accreditation Learning Community is a peer network of CT health departments planning for or seeking accreditation and serves as a platform for participants to exchange and discuss accreditation-related tools, resources, and best practices. The Learning Community meets once a month via conference call and focuses on specific accreditation-related issues, such as developing a department's pre-requisites, interpreting PHAB Standards and Measure Version 1.5, and developing an agency's Quality Improvement and Performance Management system.

If you are a local or tribal health department in CT preparing for or seeking accreditation, and would like to participate in the Accreditation Learning Community, please contact Melissa Touma.

Meeting Materials

 

2019

January Aligning Key Plans with Performance Management Meeting Summary Meeting Slides
February Writing a Workforce Development Plan Meeting Summary Meeting Slides

 

2018

January CHIP Requirements Meeting Summary Meeting Slides
March  Quality Improvement Plan Meeting Summary Meeting Slides
April Adopting a Performance Management System Meeting Summary Meeting Slides
May  Developing/Implementing Operational & Health Equity Policies to Support Public Health
Meeting Summary Meeting Slides
June  Effectively Managing Accreditation Teams/Documentation  Meeting Summary Meeting Slides
July Developing a Strategic Plan (Measures 5.3.1A and 5.3.2A)  Meeting Summary Meeting Slides
August Implementing a Strategic Plan (Measure 5.3.3A) Meeting Summary Meeting Slides
September Domain 12 - Engaging the Governing Entity Meeting Summary Meeting Slides
October Domain 7 - Access to Care
Meeting Summary Meeting Slides
November Developing the Community Health Assessment Meeting Summary Meeting Slides

 

2017

June Aligning Pre-Requisites Meeting Summary Meeting Slides
July Creating Performance Measures Meeting Summary Meeting Slides
August Health Equity Meeting Summary Meeting Slides
September Interpreting PHAB Measures Meeting Summary Meeting Slides
October Identifying Opportunities for Improvements Meeting Summary Meeting Slides
November Analyzing Root Cause Meeting Summary Meeting Slides