National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council

Posted by on July 22, 2013

Health initiatives happening around the nation during 2013-2013 are outlined in in this Surgeon General report, “National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council”

It is with great pleasure that I present the 2013 Annual Status Report of the National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council (National Prevention Council). This Annual Status Report demonstrates how the original 17 National Prevention Council departments are continuing to incorporate prevention into their activities to achieve the National Prevention Strategy’s goal of increasing the number of  Americans who are healthy at every stage of life.

Last June, we released the National Prevention Council Action Plan, which outlined the Federal commitment to implementing the vision, goal, and recommendations of the National Prevention Strategy. In the Action Plan, the National Prevention Council departments identified unique actions they are taking to advance the National Prevention Strategy and committed to working together to accelerate prevention in three areas: identifying opportunities to consider prevention and health; increasing tobacco free environments; and increasing access to healthy, affordable food. In the last year, the National Prevention Council departments have assessed current policies and developed plans to implement one or more of these commitments. I am proud to present the National Prevention Council’s progress in this Annual Status Report, including each department’s planned commitment activities and highlights from their individual actions to implement the National Prevention Strategy. This progress demonstrates the Federal government’s leadership in prevention and shows the power of 17 departments working together toward shared goals.
Regina M. Benjamin, MD, MBA
U.S. Surgeon General

http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/initiatives/prevention/2013-npc-status-report.pdf