The Relationship Between Health Department Accreditation and Workforce Satisfaction, Retention, and Training Needs.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:To improve quality and consistency of health departments, a voluntary accreditation process was developed by the Public Health Accreditation Board. Understanding accreditation's role as a mediator in workforce training needs, satisfaction, and awareness is important for continued improvement for governmental public health. OBJECTIVE:To compare differences in training needs, satisfaction/intent to leave, and awareness of public health concepts for state and local health department staff with regard to their agency's accreditation status. DESIGN:This cross-sectional study considered the association between agency accreditation status and individual perceptions of training needs, satisfaction, intent to leave, and awareness of public health concepts, using 2017 Public Health Workfo

SUBMITTER: Yeager VA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6519885 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar/Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature