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The Accreditation & Quality Improvement upcoming events page lists webcasts, trainings, and presentations related to accreditation, quality improvement, and regionalization.

Webcast Series: Quality Improvement & Accreditation Preparation

Date	Webcast Topic	Information
04/10/08	LHD Self-Assessment Tool for Accreditation Preparation	This webcast provides an overview of the Operational Definition of a Functional Local Health Department (LHD), offers guidance on how to use the LHD Self-Assessment Tool for Accreditation Preparation, and presents step-by-step instructions for undertaking the self-assessment using an online software program. Watch the free archived recording of this webcast.
01/31/08	Using Baldrige Criteria for Local Health Departments	This webcast provided an overview of the Baldrige performance excellence program and its relevance to local health department practice, and the role of quality improvement efforts as part of national accreditation. Watch the free archived recording of the webcast.
12/07/07	Quality Improvement 101	The webcast provided an overview of quality improvement methods, its applicability to public health practice, and tools available for public health departments as they prepare for national accreditation. Watch the free archived recording of this webcast.
10/12/07	The Benefits of Accreditation	This webcast provided an update on the status of the national accreditation program, the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB). It also described the benefits derived existing accreditation programs in Missouri and North Carolina. Watch the free archived recording of this webcast.
6/12/07	Connecting Standards and Accreditation	This packed webcast provided an introduction to the National Public Health Performance Standards Program (NPHPSP), the 10 Essential Services, Mobilizing Action through Planning and Partnerships program (MAPP), ASTHO's Understanding State Public Health Services project, and the Operational Definition. Watch the free archived recording of this webcast.

The webcast series is sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Quality Improvement Training and Events

2008 World Conference on Quality and Improvement: May 5-7, 2008
Join the American Society for Quality (ASQ) in Houston, TX for a conference on spanning borders, practices and professions to create one generation focused on quality. Visit the ASQ Web site for more information.

Public Health Grand Rounds Webcast: Standards, Accreditation, and Improvement -- Raising the Bar of Public Health Performance: May 29, 2008
This program from the UNC School of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will provide information about national and state efforts in accreditation and improvement, as well as provide some on-the-ground insight into what it really means for a local health department. Visit the Public Health Grand Rounds Web site for more information.

8th Annual Summer Evaluation Institute: June 23-25, 2008

The American Evaluation Association (AEA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) welcomes all CDC, state, local, and community staff who commission or perform program evaluations or use evaluation results to Atlanta, GA, for three days of intensive evaluation training. Visit the 2008 Summer Evaluation Institute Web site for more information.

Data Analysis for Quality and Process Improvement: June 24, 2008
This program from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is designed for newer Quality Improvement staff or QI staff who need a refresher on analyzing data and applying QI techniques. Visit the NCQA Web site for more information.

Please contact Penney Davis at pdavis@naccho.org or (202) 783-5550, Ext. 265, with any questions.