Online Course
NRSG 780 - Health Promotion and Population Health
Module 13: Critical Issues in Population Health
National Prevention Strategy
In 2011 the National Prevention, Health Promotion and Public Health Council issued the National Prevention Strategy, a critical component of the Affordable Care Act that establishes priorities to help our country improve its health status. Its vision is:
"Working together to improve the health and quality of life for individuals, families and communities by moving the nation from a focus on sickness and disease to one based on prevention and wellness.”
It builds upon evidence from:
- Healthy People 2020
- Guide to Community Preventive Services
- US Preventive Services Task Force
- IOM Reports
- Cochrane Reviews
The National Prevention Strategy prioritizes reducing risk for the five leading causes of premature mortality – heart disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory diseases, stroke, and unintentional injury. It identifies lost productivity and costs in excess of $1 trillion due to chronic physical and mental illness, which causes Americans to miss 2.5 billion days of work each year.
It focuses on building partnerships among federal, state, tribal and territorial governments; business, industry and other private sector partners; philanthropic organizations; community and faith-based organizations and ordinary citizens to improve health through prevention to create:
- Healthy and Safe Community Environments
- Expand Clinical and Community-based Preventive Services
- Empower People to Make Healthy Choices
- Eliminate of Health Disparities
The National Prevention Strategy has also established 10-year morbidity and mortality objectives for each of the priority areas.
For more information on the National Prevention Strategy, review the required reading:
National Prevention, Health Promotion and Public Health Council. (2011). National Prevention Strategy: America’s Plan for Better Health and Wellness. (pp. 2-13). Available at https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/disease-prevention-wellness-report.pdf
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