title: The Journey toward Voluntary Public Health Accreditation Readiness in Local Health Departments: Leadership and Followership Theories in Action.
abstract: Local health department directors' intent on getting their organizations ready for accreditation must embrace the blurring of leader/follower lines and create an accreditation readiness team fueled not by traditional leader or follower roles but by teamship.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Management and Policy, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky , Lexington, KY , USA.
authors.forename: Angela L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Carman
keywords: accreditation; followership; leadership; public health