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Pitt County Health Department receives accreditation with honors
PITT COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — On May 9, 2025, the Pitt County Health Department was among thirteen health departments across the state reaccredited by the North Carolina Local Health Department Accreditation (NCLHDA) Board.
'We celebrate each health department who has newly completed an accreditation cycle. Accreditation is a quality improvement process to help agencies identify strengths and opportunities as health departments work daily to serve their communities,' NC Local Health Department Accreditation Administrator, Margaret Benson Nemitz said. 'The accreditation process requires teamwork and dedication from health department staff, Boards of Health members, site visitors, and Accreditation Board members, all working together to identify, clarify, verify, and amplify the quality work taking place across our state. Each of these agencies has demonstrated their ability to maintain and/or exceed the standards established by the NCLHDA program, including throughout their COVID response. Congratulations!'
Receiving the Accreditation with Honors designation is a way to recognize agencies that have excelled in their accreditation assessment by missing one or less activities within each of five standards set by the NCLHDA program. Pitt County received this designation as well as 9 other counties, which include Albemarle Regional Health Services, Columbus County Health Department, Guilford County Department of Public Health, Jackson County Department of Public Health, Mecklenburg County Public Health Department, Montgomery County Department of Health, Rockingham County Health Department, Sampson County Health Department, and Wilkes County Health Department.
'The reaccreditation process is a rigorous and comprehensive undertaking that reflects years of dedicated preparation,' Pitt County Health Director, Wes Gray said. 'I am immensely proud of our staff for their unwavering commitment to excellence and for being recognized for the outstanding quality of work they deliver each day.'
North Carolina is actually the first state in the country to mandate accreditation for its local health departments.
For more information, contact Allison Swart, Health Education Division Director, at 252-902-2426.
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