Local Boards of Health Characteristics Influencing Support for Health Department Accreditation

Background: Local boards of health (LBoHs) serve as the governance body for 71% of local health departments (LHDs). Purpose: To assess the impact of LBoH governance functions and other characteristics on the level of LBoH support of LHD accreditation. Methods: Data from 394 LHDs that participated in the 2015 Local Boards of Health Survey were used for computing summative scores for LBoHs for domains of taxonomy and performing logistic regression analyses in 2016. Results: Increased odds of an LBoH directing, encouraging, or supporting LHD accreditation activities were significantly associated with (a) a higher overall combined score measuring performance of governance functions and presence of other LBoH characteristics (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 1.05; P
Source: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice - Category: Health Management Tags: Research Reports: Research Full Report Source Type: research