other organizations/groups including Public Health Institutes,
Public Health Associations, Schools of Public
Health, and Improvement Councils/Taskforces (43.1%,
n=22), elected officials other than StateBoardofHealth
members (29.4%, n = 15), and State Board of Health
(17.6%, n = 9). Five respondents (9.8%) reported that
they had not discussed accreditation with any of the
above entities.