Survey invitation

Attachment N. Post-Accreditation Survey (Survey 3) Invitation Emails

Dear Health Department Director:

We are writing to request your participation in a short survey about the national public health accreditation program, implemented by the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB). The survey is for accredited health departments, one year following your accreditation decision, and includes questions about accreditation benefits and short-term outcomes. NORC at the University of Chicago is conducting this survey on behalf of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to assess the benefits and outcomes of the national public health accreditation program.

The survey is available in an electronic format: LINK

Please follow the instructions on the screen to complete the survey online.

Your participation in the survey is crucial to helping us to better understand your perceptions of the accreditation process, benefits, and outcomes.

The survey is estimated to take 20 minutes or less to complete. Your open and honest feedback is appreciated. Your participation is voluntary, and you may skip questions or stop the survey at any time without any adverse consequences. Findings from this survey will be included in a report to CDC that may be publicly available. In this report, data or quotations will not be linked to the identity of a particular respondent or organization. For more information about this evaluation, please contact Michael Meit at [email protected]. The survey will remain open until DATE.

Sincerely,

Michael Meit, MA, MPH | Senior Fellow

Public Health Research Department 

NORC at the University of Chicago 

[email protected]

Dear Accreditation Coordinator:

NORC at the University of Chicago is asking health departments that have been accredited for one year to participate in a survey about the national public health accreditation program. We are asking that the director of each health department be responsible for providing the answers to this survey. NORC is conducting this survey on behalf of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to assess the benefits and outcomes of the national public health accreditation program.

We are writing to inform you that we have sent an email to the director of your health department, inviting them to complete the survey. The letter includes a link that provides them access to the online survey. Your health department’s participation in the survey is crucial to helping us to better understand your overall experience, perceptions of the accreditation process, and the benefits, outcomes, and effects of accreditation.

If you have any questions about this evaluation, please contact Megan Heffernan ([email protected]) or the Project Director Michael Meit, MA, MPH at [email protected].

Sincerely,

[Name]