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The OCCHA Board of Directors is
committed to the continuous quality improvement of both OCCHA and the
accreditation process.The following is a list of OCCHA’s current
partnerships and/or continuous quality initiatives:
As part of our strategic plan,
the OCCHA Board of Directors identified the need to strengthen and nurture
partnerships.
For more information, please visit the
Ministry of Health
and Long Term Care website.
Skills Enhancement for Health Surveillance:
This program is an
Internet-based training initiative for health professionals in local
public health departments and regional health authorities across Canada to
increase their skills in epidemiology, surveillance and information
management. The OCCHA Board of Directors, in collaboration with the Public
Health Agency of Canada is investigating opportunies to promote this
program as good practice and to identify potential linkages with the
accreditation standards and other continuous quality improvement
inititatives.
For
more infomation on this program, please visit
Skills
Enhancement for Health Surveillance
Ontario Public Health Benchmarking Partnership (OPHBP):
A collaborative initiative involving the Public Health
Research, Education and Development (PHRED) Programs, the Association of
Local Public Health Agencies (alPHa) and the Ontario Council on
Community Health Accreditation (OCCHA).
The goal of the partnership is to promote, support and
sustain benchmarking in Ontario public health units. For more
information on the Partnership or the status of benchmarking for Ontario
Public Health please visit the benchmarking web site at www.benchmarking-publichealth.on.ca.
Ontario Accreditation Managers Forum (OAMF):
An informal Committee whose mission is to promote
excellence in not-for-profit accreditation programs in Ontario, through
information exchange. This Committee currently meets twice per year.
Current membership includes:
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Accreditation Ontario
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Catholic Charities
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Children’s Mental Health Ontario
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Community Organizational Health
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Family Services Ontario
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Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies
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Ontario Association of Credit Counseling Services
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Ontario Council on Community Health Accreditation
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