This service provides funding and technical assistance which enables local health departments to carry out their essential functions that meet community needs. This includes:
- Accrediting and maintaining accreditation on a four-year cycle. In 2006 the General Assembly passed legislation making accreditation for local health departments mandatory and specifying that the Accreditation Board be established within the Institute. They also support to the site visit process. For FY11 there will be 10 local health departments seeking initial accreditation and 12 seeking re-accreditation.
- Non-categorical funding for the local health departments.
The beneficiaries are 85 NC local health departments and the clients they serve.