NCLHD Accreditation Board

The Accreditation Board (Board) contributes to the improvement of public health programs and services throughout North Carolina by defining, endorsing and upholding standards of minimum performance for the state’s local health departments. The Board is the official entity that assigns accreditation status to a local health department participating in the health department accreditation process.

Board Meetings

The board meets two to four times each year. There are three standing sub-committees that meet as needed.

Board Operational Guidelines

The Board Operational Guidelines on our documents page contains the guidelines that must be followed by all board members.

Board Members

The NCLHD Accreditation Board, established within the North Carolina Institute for Public Health, is composed of 17 members appointed by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services as follows:

Four county commissioners recommended by the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners
Four members of a local board of health recommended by the Association of North Carolina Boards of Health
Three local health directors recommended by the North Carolina Association of Local Health Directors
Three staff members from the Division of Public Health, Department of Health and Human Services, recommended by the State Health Director
Three at-large members recommended by the Accreditation Administrator, with consultation of the NCLHD Accreditation Board Chair

Members serve four-year terms and may serve three terms.