The National Prevention, Health Promotion and Public Health Council, created by the Affordable Care Act, is requesting comments on the draft
National Prevention and Health Promotion Strategy for the nation. The Public Health Foundation is pleased that the draft strategy contains recommendations to build public health capacity. In particular, PHF supports recommendations to:
• Cross-train public health and healthcare professionals in multiple sectors
• Identify and implement strategies that are proven to work
• Strengthen capacity to effectively respond to outbreaks