Vital records serve critical public health functions and are essential in tracking life expectancy and creating effective public health programs in communities. In addition to identifying information collected on vital records, health information is collected and used for calculating basic statistics and the data are regularly used for medical and health research.<\/p>\n
In partnership with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention\u2019s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and the National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems (NAPHSIS), PHAB developed the Vital Records and Health Statistics (VRHS) Accreditation Program. VRHS<\/span> unit accreditation is intended to help promote high standards that will validate and guide business operations and quality improvement efforts in vital records and health statistics offices, as well as promote continuous quality improvement.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> Interested in preparing to apply for VRHS Accreditation? Register to PHAB\u2019s <\/span>Learning Center<\/a><\/strong> to gain access to resources and materials including a series of four learning modules to learn more about the program and process, the VRHS Standards & Measures, and more information about how to prepare.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li> Review the <\/span>VRHS Standards & Measures<\/a> and<\/span> Guide<\/a>, Version 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li> Register in e-PHAB<\/a><\/strong> to submit the application and documentation materials.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
\nHere\u2019s how to get started:<\/p><\/h2><\/span>