September 14, 2021



Version 2022 Standards & Measures Now Available for Feedback
Version 2022 of the PHAB Standards & Measures is now available for feedback. Your input is crucial to ensuring that Version 2022 reflects the changing landscape of public health practice and incorporates important feedback from public health practitioners. Part of our commitment to public health departments is to continuously improve our products and services through a collaborative process; your feedback helps us do that.
 
To share your feedback, visit the Version 2022 Vetting webpage. There you will find the full draft of the Standards & Measures, as well as instructions for completing the survey. There are three different versions for review; you may elect to review any of them. There are also helpful resources to guide you through the vetting process. Vetting will close November 5. PHAB will use input collected during this time to develop the final Version 2022, which will be released early next year. 
Join us for an information session to learn more about the vetting process for Version 2022. The session will be held Tuesday, September 21 at 3:00 PM ET via Zoom. Register today.
 
Make it a group effort! Review the Standards & Measures as a group – for example, the accreditation team at your health departments or community members and/or partners - and submit one survey.
 
Win a registration to the All-In National Meeting or the Public Health Improvement Training (PHIT) by reviewing the Standards & Measures. At the end of the survey, you will have the opportunity to enter a raffle for registration to one of these great public health conferences. 

Highlights of Version 2022
Version 2022 was developed from years of feedback from the field, including perspectives from think tanks and expert panels, evaluation feedback from health departments, guidance from national partner organizations, and other data. The proposed Version 2022:
  • includes 10 domains, instead of 12, to align with the Essential Public Health Services;
  • elevates the focus on health equity, which is included as a consideration in every domain;
  • incorporates lessons learned from COVID-19 to update preparedness requirements;
  • and streamlines many requirements for clarity and conciseness.

How will Version 2022 impact health departments?
For health departments applying for initial accreditation, the new Standards & Measures will go into effect no sooner than July 1, 2022. Health departments applying for reaccreditation in the 2022 calendar year will have a choice between using the current reaccreditation Standards & Measures or the new one. See the FAQ for more details about timing and what you can do to prepare for Version 2022. You can also view two short videos to learn more about Version 2022: Version 2022 Goals and Domain Summary.
We understand that this is a challenging time for our public health practitioners and workforce, between responding to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic and meeting the everyday needs of your communities. Your input is vital to shaping the future of public health practice, which impacts the communities in which we live, learn, work and play. We appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts.
 
We look forward to hearing from you,
Paul Kuehnert, DNP, RN, FAAN
President & CEO
Jessica Kronstadt, MPP
Vice President, Program, Research & Evaluation
Marita Chilton, MPH
Director of Accreditation