New Releases 
Discussing the “Future of Accreditation”
We are excited to bring together the NCLHDA Board Members, Standard Workgroup Members, Health Director Accreditation Working Group Members, and AAC Advisory Council Representatives to move forward the conversation around transforming accreditation requirements on Tuesday, March 12 at the JC Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh. We are excited to share outcomes of the retreat with all of you following the day’s discussion. If you’re interested in learning more about the retreat, please email us at NCLHDaccreditation@unc.edu
Accreditation in Action
March Board Meeting
This Friday, March 8, the board will meet to discuss strategy for the coming year, including updates on Phase Three, current improvements, budget, and leadership. This is an open meeting which will be held virtually. More information can be found here.
Register for Bi-Annual Trainings Today!
As announced at the Annual Update Webinar, this Spring we are offering our Accreditation 101 Training (April 23) and NCLHDA Dashboard Webinar (April 25) both in a virtual format to allow for greater participation across the state, as we know some of you have not been able to make the recent in-person events. We are glad that we can alternate our training formats between in-person and virtual options so that we can best meet everyone’s needs, and we look forward to seeing you in-person at the many fabulous NC Public Health events already taking place this spring!
Helpful Resources
The Quality Improvement Toolkit: Webinar, March 7
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials will be hosting a webinar focused on the different elements of a new QI toolkit. While this webinar is geared towards PHAB requirements, QI is also an important piece of NCLHDA! We encourage you to check it out!
Advancing Equity Through Communication: Online Workshop, April 11 or April 25
Make the case for equity! Learn how to bridge communication gaps for effective program and policy development. Topics covered will include cognitive biases in public health, storytelling for outreach and advocacy, what it means to really apply an “equity lens,” messaging frameworks, and the connections between public narratives and building community power.
Key Dates
TODAY, Wednesday, March 6: Office Hours, 9:00-9:45 am
Virtual. There is no cost to attend; however, registration is required. Register.
Friday, March 8: NCLHDA Board Meeting, 9:00-11:30 am
Virtual. There is no cost to attend this open meeting. Meeting materials and instructions to receive log-in information can be found here.
Wednesday, April 10: Office Hours, 9:00-9:45 am
Virtual. There is no cost to attend; however, registration is required. Register.
Tuesday, April 23: Accreditation 101: New AAC Training, 1:00-5:00 pm
Virtual. There is no cost to attend; however, registration is required. Register.
Thursday, April 25: Bi-Annual NCLHDA Dashboard Overview Webinar, 1:00-3:00 pm
Virtual. There is no cost to attend; however, registration is required. Register.
Interested in exploring all upcoming events? Check out our Calendar page online!
Stories from the Field
Best Practices from Fall 2023: Assurance Standard
Within the Assurance standard (Benchmarks 16-29) our site visit team identified many best practices to highlight in Fall 2023. Today, we’re highlighting one great example related to staff training:
Activity 24.3, Stanly County: The agency is commended for their education and training policy, where all mandatory annual trainings are presented via PowerPoint presentations to the entire staff, followed by a comprehensive training quiz to verify knowledge. Training for all staff is acknowledged on a single sheet with dates and quiz scores.
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU
All of you across the state have unique approaches where you have found success. To help us all learn, we love when you share your tips and tricks for accreditation success with us! If you have a tip or trick that you would like to share, send a summary to NCLHDaccreditation@unc.edu. Stories will be shared via these monthly highlights.