Amy’s Abroad! Amy Belflower Thomas, our Accreditation Administrator, is off across the pond enjoying a much-needed vacation for much of the month of May. As such, it is more important than ever to direct all accreditation emails to NCLHDaccreditation@unc.edu so … Continued

The Rowan County Health Department takes a collaborative approach with their community`s Post Overdose Response Team (PORT) project. In Rowan County, unintentional overdose deaths have more than tripled from 2001 to 2016. The Post-Overdose Response Team (PORT) gives emergency medical … Continued

Apply to NCLHDA’s Quality Improvement Design Team! The North Carolina Local Health Department Accreditation (NCLHDA) Program and Population Health Improvement Partners are recruiting four Local Health Departments to participate in a six-month long collaborative design team to develop and test … Continued

The newly released Driving the Future: Accreditation Supplement details training needs specific to accreditation team members in North Carolina’s local health departments. The report highlights the many roles that accreditation staff hold, which require unique skills and training opportunities. This supplemental report draws from a larger … Continued

The NCLHDA Program is conducting its annual survey to gather feedback from all local health directors, AACs and other local health department accreditation team members. This survey provides an opportunity for local health department team members to share their thoughts … Continued

Registration now open for the 2019 Workshop – August 8-9, 2019 Description Participants that attend the workshop will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully implement the new NCLHD Accreditation Dashboard in their health department. The workshop will focus … Continued

This resource includes both a PowerPoint presentation and guide that local health directors and/or AAC’s can use to provide training directly to their Board of Health. The PowerPoint provides a basic review of Board of Health specific role and responsibilities … Continued

The updated Health Department Self-Assessment Interpretation Document has been updated with changes for 2019; the changes are indicated in purple text. A Summary of Changes document that outlines the changes has also been posted. All three of the NCLHD Accreditation … Continued