<p>KY-LHD Accreditation/PHAB Standards 1</p><p>PHAB Standards Page AR/KPHPR Page</p><p>Provide Infrastructure for Public Health 8 AR. Volume 1. Section: Personnel. 1--50 Services. Boards of Health/Agency 1--15 Standard A1 B: Develop and maintain Functions. DHP Personnel 1 an operational infrastructure to support Manual. the performance of public health functions.</p><p>Provide Financial Management 10 AR. Volume 1. Section: Financial 1--56 Systems. Management Standard A2 B: Establish effective financial management systems. </p><p>Define Public Health Authority. 11 AR Volume 1. Section: Public 1--35 Standard A3 B: Maintain current Health Core Functions and operational definitions and statements Community Planning. of the public health roles and responsibilities of specific authorities.</p><p>Provide Orientation / Information for 11 AR. Volume 1. Section: Boards of 1--15 the Governing Entity. Health/Agency Functions Standard A4 B: Provide orientation and regular information to members of the governing entity regarding their responsibilities and those of the public health agency. KY-LHD Accreditation/PHAB Standards 2</p><p>PHAB Standard Page AR/KPHPR Page</p><p>Collect and Maintain Population Health 13 AR. Volume 1. Section: 3--9 Data. Local Health Operations. 1--15. Standard 1.1 B: Collect and maintain Board of Health/Agency Functions. reliable, comparable, and valid data that provide information on conditions of public health importance and on the health status of the population.</p><p>Analyze Public Health Data. 14 AR Volume 1. Section: Public Health 30--34 Standard 1.2 B: Analyze public health Core Functions and Community data to identify health problems, Planning. environmental public health hazards, and social and economic risks that affect the public’s health.</p><p>Use Data for Public Health Action. 15 AR Volume. 1 Section: Public Health 30--36 Standard 1.3 B: Provide and use the Core Functions and Community results of health data analysis to Planning. develop recommendations regarding public health policy, processes, programs or interventions.</p><p>Investigate Health Problems and 17 AR Vol. 1 Section: Public Health Core 13--14, Environmental Public Health Hazards. Functions and Community Planning. 23-24, Standard 2.1 B: Conduct timely AR. Volume 1. Section: Local Health 1--1 investigations of health problems and Operations. environmental public health hazards in KPHPR. Volume 1 Section: coordination with other governmental Emergencies. agencies and key stakeholders. KY-LHD Accreditation/PHAB Standards 3</p><p>Contain/Mitigate Health Problems and 18 AR Volume. 1 Section: Public Health 13--14, Environmental Public Health Hazards. Core Functions and Community 23--24, Standard 2.2 B: Contain/mitigate Planning. 1-8 health problems and environmental AR. Volume 1. Section: Local Health public health hazards in coordination Operations. with other governmental agencies and KPHPR. Section: Public Health key stakeholders. Emergency Preparedness and Response</p><p>PHAB Standard Page AR/KPHPR Page</p><p>Maintain Provision for 20 AR. Volume 1. Section: Local Health 23--24 Epidemiological, Laboratory, and operations. 1-6 Support Response Capacity. KPHPR: Volume 1. Section: Standard 2.3 B: Maintain access to Emergencies. laboratory and epidemiological/environmental public health expertise and capacity to investigate and contain/mitigate public health problems and environmental public health hazards.</p><p>Maintain Policies for Communication. 21 KPHPR. Volume 1. Section: Incident 1--10 Standard 2.4 B: Maintain a plan with Reports. policies and procedures required for urgent and non-urgent communications.</p><p>Provide Prevention and Wellness 23 AR. Volume 1. Section: Local Health 4--5 Policies, Programs, Processes, and operations. Interventions. Standard 3.1 B: Provide health education and health promotion policies, programs, processes, and interventions to support prevention and wellness. KY-LHD Accreditation/PHAB Standards 4</p><p>Communicate Information on Public 24 KPHPR. Volume 1. Section: 1--28 Health Issues and Functions. Nutrition. Standard 3.2 B: Provide information KPHPR. Volume 2. Section: 1--4 on public health issues and functions Healthy Start. through multiple methods to a variety of audiences.</p><p>Engage the Public Health System and 27 KPHPR. Volume 1. Section: 1-7 the Community in Identifying and HIV. 1--4 Addressing Health Problems. Tobacco Standard 4.1 B: Engage the public health system and the community in identifying and addressing health problems through an ongoing, collaborative process.</p><p>PHAB Standard Page AR/KPHPR Page</p><p>Engage the Community to Promote 28 AR Vol. 1 Section: Public Health 29--30 Policies to Improve the Public’s Health. Core Functions and Community Standard 4.2 B: Promote understanding Planning. of and support for policies and strategies that will improve the public’s health.</p><p>Establish, Promote, and Maintain Public 29 AR Vol. 1 Section: Public Health 11--12 Health Policies. Core Functions and Community Standard 5.1 B: Serve as a primary Planning. resource to governing entities and elected officials to establish and maintain public health policies, practices, and capacity based on current science and/or promising practice. KY-LHD Accreditation/PHAB Standards 5</p><p>Develop and Implement a Strategic Plan. 30 AR Vol. 1 Section: Public Health 40--53 Standard 5.2 B: Develop and implement Core Functions and Community a health department organizational Planning. strategic plan.</p><p>Conduct a Community Health 31 AR. Volume 1. Section: 1--8 Improvement Planning Process. Accreditation and Quality Standard 5.3 L: Conduct a comprehensive Assurance/Quality Improvement. planning process resulting in a community health improvement plan [CHIP].</p><p>Maintain All Hazards/Emergency 33 KPHPR. Volume 1. Section: 1--8 Response Plan. Public Health Emergency Standard 5.4 B: Maintain All Preparedness and Response. Hazards/Emergency Response Plan (ERP).</p><p>PHAB Standard Page AR/KPHPR Page</p><p>Maintain Up-to-Date Laws. 36 AR Vol. 1 Section: Public Health Core 11--12 Standard 6.1 B: Review existing laws Functions and Community Planning. and work with governing entities and elected officials to update as needed. KY-LHD Accreditation/PHAB Standards 6</p><p>Educate About Public Health Laws. 37 AR. Volume 1. Section: Public Health 10--11 Standard 6.2 B: Educate individuals and Core Functions and Community organizations on the meaning, purpose, Planning. and benefit of public health laws and how to comply.</p><p>Conduct Enforcement Activities. 38 AR Volume. 1 Section: Public Health 6--8 Standard 6.3 B: Conduct and monitor Core Functions and Community enforcement activities for which the Planning. agency has the authority and coordinate notification of violations among appropriate agencies.</p><p>Assess Healthcare Capacity and Access 40 AR Volume 1. Section: Public Health 29--34 to Healthcare Services. Core Functions and Community Standard 7.1 B: Assess healthcare Planning. capacity and access to healthcare services.</p><p>Implement Strategies to Improve 41 KPHPR. Volume 2. Section: 1--9 Access to Healthcare Services. School Health. Standard 7.2 B: Identify and implement strategies to improve access to healthcare services.</p><p>PHAB Standard Page AR/KPHPR Page KY-LHD Accreditation/PHAB Standards 7</p><p>Maintain a Qualified Public Health 44 AR. Volume 2. Section: Personnel 1--50 Workforce. Reference Manual. Standard 8.1 B: Recruit, hire and retain a qualified and diverse public health workforce.</p><p>Maintain a Competent Public Health 45 AR. Volume 1. Section: Training 1--14 Workforce. Guidelines and Program Descriptions. Standard 8.2 B: Assess staff competencies and address gaps by enabling organizational and individual training and development opportunities.</p><p>Evaluate the Effectiveness of Public 47 AR. Volume 1. Section: Financial 1--56, Health Processes, Programs, and Management. 1--8, Interventions. AR. Volume 1. Section: Accreditation 1--18. Standard 9.1 B: Evaluate public health and Quality Assurance/Quality processes, programs, and interventions Improvement. KPHPR. Volume 2. provided by the agency and its Section: Physical Assessment Vital contractors. Statistics.</p><p>Implement Quality Improvement. 49 AR. Volume 1. Section: Accreditation 1--8 Standard 9.2 B: Implement quality and Quality Assurance/Quality improvement of public health Improvement. processes, programs, and interventions.</p><p>PHAB Standard Page AR/KPHPR Page KY-LHD Accreditation/PHAB Standards 8</p><p>Identify and Use Evidence-Based and 51 AR. Volume 1. Section: Training 13 Promising Practices. Guidelines and Program Descriptions Standard 10.1 B: Identify and use evidence-based and promising practices.</p><p>Promote Understanding and Use of 51 AR Vol. 1 Section: Public Health Core 30--34, Research. Functions and Community Planning. 39-41 Standard 10.2 B: Promote KPHPR. Volume 2. Section: Reportable understanding and use of the current Diseases Desk References. body of research results, evaluations, and evidence-based practices with appropriate audiences.</p>