2022-02-252022-02-252014-03-25Georgia Heise, Public Health Accreditation, Critical Opportunities for Public Health Law, (Mar. 25, 2014), https://phlr.org/sites/default/files/downloads/product/CriticalOpportunitiesHeise.pdf.http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12613/7438The Critical Opportunities initiative of the Public Health Law Research (PHLR) program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation presents evidence and ideas for proposed legal and policy changes that can positively impact public health challenges. This presenation shares these ideas and evidence, and includes the practical and political feasibility of implementing the proposed changes to laws and policies.Legally requiring all public health departments to be accredited would improve their performance and accountability while promoting community collaboration, according to this Critical Opportunities presentation by Georgia Heise, DrPH, Public Health Director of the Three Rivers District Health Department. The Critical Opportunities initiative of the Public Health Law Research (PHLR) program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation presents evidence and ideas for proposed legal and policy changes that can positively impact public health challenges.5 pagesengAll Rights ReservedPublic healthPublic health lawsHealth facilities--Accreditation--United StatesText