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Original date: 11-21-02
Subject: The Public Health Foundation Supports IOM Report Findings

In response to the newly released Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report, The Future of the Public’s Health in the 21st Century, the Public Health Foundation (PHF) reaffirms its commitment to help build a more effective and accountable public health system.  Furthermore, PHF calls upon the public to demand major new investments in the nation’s public health system. 

The IOM’s 2002 report notes that progress has been made in several areas of public health, including defining and gaining broad consensus regarding the ten essential public health services and development of a national plan to strengthen our Nation’s public health infrastructure.  However, the report also notes several areas that still need improvement; most notable among these are consistent standards for public health agencies and professionals, and the data and research to better understand what works best to improve the public’s health.

The IOM Report specifically recommends that the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice continue its efforts to promote core competencies for public health professionals, and develop a public health research agenda.  The Council on Linkages will meet on November 25, 2002 to explore how it can best address the IOM’s recommendations.

The complete IOM Report can be accessed online at http://www.nap.edu/books/030908704X/html/. 

INFORMATION RESOURCES FOR PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE

• To learn more about the National Public Health Performance Standards Program, visit http://www.cdc.gov/od/ocphp/nphpsp  
• Tools and resources for helping to improve public health systems performance can be found at http://www.phf.org/performance.htm  
• If you are interested in learning about performance management in public health at the state level, visit the Survey on Performance Management in States: Results of a Baseline Assessment of State Health Agencies at http://www.phf.org/pmc_state_survey.pdf  

 INFORMATION AND RESOURCES FROM THE COUNCIL ON LINKAGES

• General information on the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice can be found at http://www.phf.org/Link.htm  
• View the Council’s list of core competencies for public health professionals at http://www.phf.org/competencies.htm#tools   
• Tools for helping to implement the core competencies can be found at http://www.phf.org/competencies.htm   
• A description of the framework, "Developing a Public Health Research and Applications Agenda," can be found at http://www.phf.org/Link/vol13n1/devagend-ronbialek.htm  

More information on what PHF and the Council on Linkages are doing to support implementation of the IOM Report recommendations will be posted at http://www.phf.org 

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