Accreditation Site Visit: What to Expect Three Rivers Site Visit Dates: December 12 & 13, 2012 Board of Health Lunch Session: December 12 11:30-1:30

 WHO IS PHAB?  The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) is the national entity that accredits all health departments. Public health department accreditation is defined as the development of a set of standards, a process to measure health department performance against those standards, and reward or recognition for those health departments who meet the standards. The Basics

 Overview & discussion of each Domain  3 Site Visitors  Site Visitor 1 & Info  Site Visitor 2 & Info  Site Visitor 3 & Info  1 PHAB Employee: Rachel Margolis  1 NACCHO Employee: Lowrie Ward Our Site Visit

 2 days: December 12 & 13  Session specific to BOH (lunch provided)  Session specific to community partners  December 13- at Gallatin County Health Center  Staff involvement: PHAB Team, TRDHD Management  Submit Final Report to TRDHD within 2 weeks  Official Decision expected February/March Our Site Visit

 Dr. Georgia Heise hired  Assessments began  Assessments continued, Community Partnerships formed  Strategic planning complete, vision/mission and Quality Improvement training for staff  Community Health Assessment complete  Accreditation Coordinator appointed and Community Health Improvement Plan complete, Board of Health trainings  Official Site Visit Three River’s Accreditation Process

 Community Health Assessment  Community Health Improvement Plan  Agency Strategic Plan  Vision Statement TRDHD Highlights

Linkage to Strategic Plan

Maintain Capacity to Engage the Public Health Governing Entity  Kentucky Statutes and Regulations re: BOH for obligations and official responsibilities  Evidence of Information Exchange  Evidence of Training  Evidence of Health Department Performance  Evidence of Communicating Data & Proposed Policies Domain 12

All One Team, Striving for Excellence, Educating and Empowering with Every Encounter Vision

 Site visits are designed to gain understanding and information.  Most questions will be broad in nature.  This is our chance to brag on Three Rivers!  Focus is on population health, less on personal health services.  Time period of documentation is BOH Discussion

 New Gallatin County Health Center  Free flu shots  Kentucky Speedway  TRIAD, Federally Qualified Health Center  National Recognition  NALBOH Conference Participation Bragging Points

 Explain Three River’s Board of Health Structure.  What is the Board of Health’s vision for Three Rivers?  How does the Board communicate with Three Rivers?  How does the Board communicate with your communities? Potential Discussion Questions

 How was the Board of Health involved in the strategic planning process?  What has been the agency’s greatest challenge?  What does the Board of Health consider Three River’s greatest strengths? Potential Discussion Questions

QUESTIONS?

 Call Georgia or April!  Look over your jump drive bracelet!  Visit our website:  Visit PHAB’s Website: For More Information

THANK YOU!