NKY Health Department earns third accreditation from national Public Health Accreditation Board

The Northern Kentucky Health Department has received its third consecutive national accreditation from the Public Health Accreditation Board, the independent agency that sets the service and performance standards for the nation’s public health departments.

NKY Health was one of the first health departments in the nation to receive PHAB accreditation in 2013, and now becomes one of the first to achieve a third accreditation.

“We are pleased to be recognized by PHAB for once again meeting their rigorous national standards, which focus on both effectiveness and continuous quality improvement,” says NKY Health District Director Jennifer Mooney, PhD, MS. “I think being accredited for the third time shows that our efforts and effectiveness have been consistent over the last 12 years. But I als