The National Prevention and Health Promotion Strategy (NPS) represents a tremendous opportunity to launch a national vision of health. The Surgeon General has requested feedback on the NPS, and we invite you to join us by signing on to Prevention Institute and Trust for America's Health comments on the strategy, released on October 1st .
The letter calls for our federal leadership to work collaboratively, "committing all federal agencies to assess their core mission through a lens that assures they are working toward these goals, and moving the federal government to an integrative approach to reaching these national goals." We urge you to read the letter, sign your organization on this week, and consider writing a separate response on behalf of your organization.
Investing in Community Prevention:
A Dialogue with Federal Leadership on the Community Transformation Grants
and the National Prevention Strategy
Dialogue4Health Web Forum
Thursday, November 4
11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time
2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time
Please join us for a timely discussion regarding the development and implementation of Community Transformation Grants and the National Prevention Strategy sponsored by Convergence Partnership, Public Health Institute, Prevention Institute, PolicyLink and Trust for America's Health. Representatives from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Health Reform and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will discuss current efforts to advance the community prevention provisions of the Affordable Care Act.
There is consensus for community prevention. A recent poll reveals that 73% of the public supports investment in community prevention. The format of this Web Forum is structured to generate meaningful dialogue. Please add your voice to this important exchange of ideas and insights.
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The Forum's primary objectives are to:
- Provide updates on Community Transformation Grants and the National Prevention Strategy; and
- Offer an opportunity to comment on and provide input to the implementation of Community Transformation Grants and development of the National Prevention Strategy.
SPEAKERS
Mayra Alvarez, MHA
Director of Public Health Policy
Health and Human Services, Office of Health Reform
Andrew Rein, MS
Associate Director for Policy
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Janet Collins, PhD
Associate Director for Program
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ursula Bauer, PhD, MPH
Director, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Corinne Graffunder, DrPH, MPH
Director National Prevention and Health Promotion Strategy
Health Reform Implementation Office
Office of the Associate Director for Policy
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Judith Bell, MPA
President
PolicyLink
Larry Cohen, MSW
Executive Director
Prevention Institute
Matthew Marsom
Director of Public Policy
Public Health Institute