Project Public Health Ready
Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) is a criteria-based training and recognition program that assesses local health department capacity and capability to plan for, respond to, and recover from public health emergencies. PPHR aims to protect the public's health and strengthen the public health infrastructure by equipping local health departments with sustainable tools to plan, train, and exercise using a continuous quality improvement model.
Since 2004, more than 500 LHDs have been recognized as meeting all the PPHR requirements individually or working collaboratively as a region, all of which are identified in the map below.
Interested agencies are encouraged to browse the featured resources listed below and to contact NACCHO's PPHR team via email at PPHR@naccho.org for more information about initiating the application process.
Michigan
Allegan County Health Department
Year Recognized: 2014
Year Recognition Expires: 2019
Michigan
Barry Eaton District Health Department
Year Recognized: 2014
Year Recognition Expires: 2019
Michigan
Berrien County Health Department
Year Recognized: 2006
Year Recognition Expires: 2011
Michigan
Branch-Hillsdale-St.Joseph Community Health Agency
Year Recognized: 2014
Year Recognition Expires: 2019
Michigan
Calhoun County Public Health Department
Year Recognized: 2014
Year Recognition Expires: 2019
Michigan
Ionia County Health Department
Year Recognized: 2014
Year Recognition Expires: 2019
Michigan
Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services Department
Year Recognized: 2014
Year Recognition Expires: 2019
Michigan
Kent County Health Department
Year Recognized: 2014
Year Recognition Expires: 2019
Michigan
Macomb County Health Department
Year Recognized: 2015
Year Recognition Expires: 2020
Michigan
Ottawa County Department of Public Health
Year Recognized: 2017
Year Recognition Expires: 2022
Michigan
Van Buren/Cass District Health Department
Year Recognized: 2014
Year Recognition Expires: 2019
| Name | Details |
|---|---|
| Allegan County Health Department |
Year Recognized: 2014 Year Recognition Expires: 2019 |
| Barry Eaton District Health Department |
Year Recognized: 2014
Year Recognition Expires: 2019 |
| Berrien County Health Department |
Year Recognized: 2006 Year Recognition Expires: 2011 |
| Branch-Hillsdale-St.Joseph Community Health Agency |
Year Recognized: 2014 Year Recognition Expires: 2019 |
| Calhoun County Public Health Department |
Year Recognized: 2014 Year Recognition Expires: 2019 |
| Ionia County Health Department |
Year Recognized: 2014 Year Recognition Expires: 2019 |
| Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services Department |
Year Recognized: 2014 Year Recognition Expires: 2019 |
| Kent County Health Department |
Year Recognized: 2014 Year Recognition Expires: 2019 |
| Macomb County Health Department |
Year Recognized: 2015 Year Recognition Expires: 2020 |
| Ottawa County Department of Public Health |
Year Recognized: 2017
Year Recognition Expires: 2022 |
| Van Buren/Cass District Health Department |
Year Recognized: 2014 Year Recognition Expires: 2019 |
Agencies can find information on program benefits, eligibility, deadlines, associated fees and application process in the PPHR Process Guide.
All agencies interested in applying for PPHR recognition should assess their readiness to pursue recognition by filling out the 'Pre-Application Checklist.' Once completed, the checklist should be emailed to pphr@naccho.org. Applicants and their State Lead should then submit their Intent to Apply Form by October 31 2018. To review the 2018-2019 PPHR criteria, download the files below.
- Intent to Apply Form for New Applicants
- New Applicant Criteria 9.1 (word) (pdf)
- Intent to Apply Form for Re-Recognition Applicants
- Re-recognition Criteria 4.1 (word) (pdf)
Everything applicants need to successfully apply for PPHR recognition can be found in NACCHO's Virtual Communities. This includes downloadable resources such as recommended resources, submission guidelines, associated fees, frequently asked questions and more.
To join Virtual Communities, users must have a naccho.org account. Once a user account is established, members can visit NACCHO's Virtual Communities site and search for the "Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) Applicant" group to join. Click the links below to access NACCHO's Virtual Communities site, create a NACCHO account and download guidelines on how to use the platform. For assistance with joining the Virtual Community group, please email pphr@naccho.org.
NACCHO continuously accept reviewer interest in the PPHR recognition program. To be notified of the next reviewer recruitment cycle (often in the summer), please fill out this survey.