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Stories From the Field

These tips and tricks for accreditation success come from local health departments across the state. To share a Story From the Field from your health department, visit the Get Involved page.

 

  • Highlights From Winter 2023 Site Visits

    We continue to share some of the fabulous best practices we heard through the Winter 2023 site visit cycle. This month, we’re focusing on best practices from Activity 19.1, where the site visitors captured three detailed examples from the field: … Read more

  • Highlights From Winter 2023 Site Visits

    In the coming few months, we will continue to share some of the best practices we heard through the Winter 2023 site visit cycle. This month, we’re focusing on best practices within health promotion and understanding community needs (Benchmarks 10-11): … Read more

  • Highlights from Fall 2022 Site Visits

    The Site Visit Team identified many Best Practices in Fall 2022. Over the past few months, we have been highlighting some of these best practices in advance of the annual Best Practices report that comes out at the end of … Read more

  • Collaboration and Orientation Highlights from Fall 2022 Site Visits

    The Site Visit Team identified many Best Practices in Fall 2022. Over the next few months, we’ll be highlighting some of these best practices in advance of the annual Best Practices report that comes out at the end of each … Read more

  • Community Engagement Highlights from Fall 2022 Site Visits

    The Site Visit Team identified many Best Practices in Fall 2022. Over the next few months, we’ll be highlighting some of these best practices in advance of the annual Best Practices report that comes out at the end of each … Read more

  • Community Engagement Highlights from Fall 2022 Site Visits

    The Site Visit Team identified many Best Practices in Fall 2022. Over the next few months, we’ll be highlighting some of these best practices in advance of the annual Best Practices report that comes out at the end of each … Read more

  • Thoughtful AAC transitions

    As we know, there has been a lot of transition at health departments and specifically among accreditation staff in the recent months and years, and through those transitions, we have seen some great examples of transitioning well! Take Davidson County … Read more

  • Using available accessibility assessment resources for Activity 30.2!

    Lauren Howard, the North Carolina Office on Disability and Health Director, is excited that many local health departments are reaching out to schedule on-site accessibility assessments. As requested, she will visit your health department, complete an assessment, and provide a … Read more

  • Sharing New Knowledge

    Bradley Hodges is Madison County Health Department’s new Preparedness/Accreditation Coordinator. While he has been quickly absorbing all there is to know about accreditation, he has also been preparing helpful resources to train his full accreditation team. He has built an … Read more

  • Giving the gift of HDSAI 2022

    Every member of Dare’s Accreditation Team received a gift-wrapped hard copy of the new HDSAI Interpretation Document 2022 placed on their desk the week before the Christmas Holiday. No assignment was attached, simply the goal was to deliver the document … Read more