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Board weighs pros and cons of pursuing national public-health accreditation

Summit County Board of Health · May 6, 2024
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Board members discussed whether Summit County should pursue national public-health accreditation (PHAB/FAB). Staff said accreditation offers national benchmarking and potential grant-application efficiencies but requires staff time; funding through a public-health infrastructure grant runs through June 30, 2027.

Summit County’s Board of Health spent part of its May 6 meeting discussing whether the health department should pursue national public-health accreditation.

Phil (Health Department director) and other staff said accreditation would align the department to national standards and could simplify some grant applications by serving as a…

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