Standards
The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) Standards (Version 1.5) are the current national standards for health departments seeking national accreditation. It is recommended that Iowa's local health departments use the PHAB standards even if not currently seeking accreditation. Use of the PHAB standards in Iowa will bring more consistency to public health service delivery across our state. Meeting standards or becoming accredited signifies the role public health plays in assuring a healthy Iowa. Previous work health departments had done to meet the Iowa Public Health standards translates well to the national PHAB standards.
Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) Standards
PHAB Standards & Measures Version 1.5: October 2015 Errata - PHAB has identified and fixed spelling, grammatical, naming, and content errors within Version 1.5, originally released in January 2014. This link identifies those errors for your convenience. The link to the updated PHAB Standards & Measures Version 1.5 is listed below. The individual Domain documents below, have been updated, as well.
PHAB Standards & Measures Version 1.5
PHAB Acronyms & Glossary of Terms 
Domain 1: Assessment
Domain 2: Investigate
Domain 3: Inform & Educate
Domain 4: Community Engagement
Domain 5: Policies & Plans
Domain 6: Public Health Laws
Domain 7: Access to Care
Domain 8: Workforce
Domain 9: Quality Improvement
Domain 10: Evidence-Based Practices
Domain 11: Administrative & Management
Domain 12: Governance
Iowa Public Health Standards
2013 Iowa Public Health Standards
2011 Iowa Public Health Standards
2007 Iowa Public Health Standards
Crosswalks
2007 and 2011 Iowa Public Health Standards
2011 Iowa Public Health Standards and PHAB Version 1.0 
Crosswalk IPHS and PHAB Version 1.5
Crosswalk on Public Health Accreditation and Retail Program Standards