TY - JOUR T1 - First accreditation of health department expected this year JF - The Nation's Health JO - Nations Health SP - 8 LP - 8 VL - 42 IS - 4 AU - Teddi Dineley Johnson Y1 - 2012/05/01 UR - http://www.thenationshealth.org/content/42/4/8.2.abstract N2 - Six months after the launch of a landmark national program to accredit the nation’s health departments, a new era in public health is on its way. The Public Health Accreditation Board — the nonprofit organization charged with overseeing the voluntary accreditation program — is receiving applications and interest each week from health departments around the country. ER -