Accreditation and Performance

ASTHO is dedicated to increasing state health agency capacity to improve the performance and quality of the public health system. ASTHO does this by providing technical assistance and resources to states in the areas of accreditation preparation, national performance standards assessment, and quality improvement.

What's New

ASTHO hosts webinar covering PHAB Domain 8: Workforce Development

Congratulations to Washington and Oklahoma on achieving PHAB Accreditation!

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Program Areas

Public Health Accreditation Board Voluntary Accreditation: Resources and guidance to help states prepare and apply for accreditation

The National Public Health Performance Standards: Version 2.0 Instrument and supporting materials to complete a state level system assessment

Performance Management and Quality Improvement: Current QI initiatives, resources, and links to national quality programs

Resources (New!)

Tools Clearinghouse: Case Studies, Toolkits, Peer Networks, Newsletters

Staff Contacts

Jim Pearsol, MEd, Chief, Public Health Performance

Donna Marshall, MPH, Senior Director, Performance & Quality

Denise Pavletic, MPH, Director, Public Health Systems Improvement

Joya Coffman, MS, CHES, Senior Analyst, Performance Improvement

Lia Katz, MS, Analyst, Performance Improvement

Accreditation and Performance