Building on the foundation that lifelong health begins at birth and continues throughout all stages of life the overarching goal of the NPS is increasing the number of Americans who are healthy at every stage of life.

 

The NPS prioritizes prevention by integrating recommendations and actions across multiple sectors to improve health and save lives.

To achieve the goals of the NPS, the Strategy identifies four (4) Strategic Directions and seven (7) target Priorities.

 

Providing a foundation for all of the nation’s prevention efforts, the Strategic Directions include recommendations to build a prevention-oriented society.

• Healthy and Safe Communities

• Clinical and Preventive Services
• Empowered People
• Elimination of Health Disparities

 

Within this framework, the Priorities provide evidence-based recommendations that are most likely to reduce the burden of the leading causes of preventable death and disease. The seven priorities are:

 

What is the National Prevention, Health Promotion and Public Health Council?

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) representing the nation's 2,800 local governmental health departments is advancing the nation’s efforts to prevent diseases and helping American’s live more healthful and productive lives. NACCHO in conjunction with its membership support the achievement of the goals delineated under the National Prevention Strategy (NPS) and are taking action along with local partners, and local communities to promote policy, system, and environmental change strategies to address disease risk factors.

Through this initiative NACCHO:
• Support the adoption, implementation, and integration of the National Prevention Strategy (NPS) with local health departments (LHDs)
• Collaborate with CDC’s Office for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support and other equivalent national associations to identify specific needs, develop appropriate tools and resources, and support communication efforts to integrate the NPS into priority initiatives
• Assess LHDs training and technical assistance needs in implementing the NPS into their program planning, and
• Develop and disseminate training and technical assistance resources (e.g., factsheets, newsletters, toolkits, webinars, and webcasts) to promote the NPS 
 

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