Mission

To fulfill Healthy People 2010 Objective 1.7- “Increase the proportion of schools of medicine, schools of nursing and health professional training schools whose basic curriculum for health care providers includes the core competencies in health promotion and disease prevention”

The Conveners of the Task Force

The Healthy People Curriculum Task Force was established in 2002 as a joint project of the Association of the Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine (ATPM) and the Association of Academic Health Centers (AHC)

The Seven Participating Organizations-

Association of American Medical CollegesAmerican Association of Colleges of Osteopathic MedicineNational Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties American Association of Colleges of NursingAmerican Association of Colleges of PharmacyAssociation of Physician Assistant ProgramsAmerican Dental Education Association

Resource and Affiliated Groups

Association of Schools of Public HealthCommunity-Campus Partnerships for HealthStudent Health Alliance

Curriculum Framework

A generic Curriculum Framework that will serve as basis for:

Intra & interprofesional communication Curriculum design Curriculum monitor & accreditation review Monitoring of baseline and follow-up data for Healthy People 2010.

Development of Curriculum Framework

1. Preliminary Framework- approved by Task Force –July 2003

2. Review by Participating Organizations and Web-based public and professional comment period July 2003-December 2003

3. Revision of Framework January 20044. Approval of Initial Framework including

detailed report March 2004Planned revision of Framework beginning

2008

Curriculum Framework

Define Core ComponentsBegin by defining Core Components of the Curriculum Framework that are compatible with the curriculum expectations of all participating clinical health professions.

Curriculum Framework- Core Components

Evidence Base for Practice Clinical Preventive Services- Health Promotion Health Services and Health Policy Community Aspects of Practice

Curriculum Framework-

Specific Content

Each of the 19 Content Structure items are accompanied by examples of the specific content areas that could fulfill the intent of each itemFull report available at www.ATPM.org

Curriculum Framework- Curriculum Naming

Clinical Prevention and Population Health

This name has been agreed upon by the Task Force and should be used to identify this curriculum. It is designed to indicate:

Individual clinically oriented prevention often incorporated in the term Health Promotion-Disease Prevention or Clinical Prevention

Population oriented prevention increasingly incorporated in the term population health.

Curriculum Framework- Naming

Clinical Prevention and Population Health

It is designed to focus attention on both individual and population based preventive

This term will be used by all participating professions to identify this area of curriculum.

Clinical Prevention and Population Health

Curriculum Framework

Evidence Base for Practice

Epidemiology and Biostatistics Evaluating Health Research

Literature Healthcare Quality Improvement Surveillance Strategies Determinants of Disease

Clinical Prevention and Population Health

Curriculum Framework

Clinical Preventive Services and Health Promotion

ScreeningCounseling ImmunizationPreventive Medication

Health Systems and Health Policy

Healthcare and Public Health Systems

Health Services FinancingHealth WorkforceHealth Policy Development

Clinical Prevention and Population Health

Curriculum Framework

Clinical Prevention and Population Health

Curriculum Framework

Community Aspects of Practice

Environmental HealthOccupational HealthHealth Communications & Needs AssessmentGlobal HealthCultural DiversityCommunity Health & Public Health

Preparedness

Dissemination of Curriculum Framework

Publication in December 2004 AJPM with 3 commentaries including Surgeon General with widespread distribution of reprintsPublications in discipline specific journals submitted or being writtenPresentation at professional meetings Academic Health Centers- Congress of Health Professions Education June 6-7, 2005– dedicated to Task Force’s work with subsequent publication of Proceedings

Potential Roles of Health Professions

Modify and adopt the Curriculum Framework to your needs

Participate in the PERCParticipate in the data collection

process Participate in the

Interprofessional Conference

Modify and Adopt the Framework

The Clinical Prevention and Population Health Curriculum Framework can be modified and adapted to the needs of additional health professions

Adoption may include endorsement by educational organizations, inclusion in accreditation process, inclusion in standardized testing

Macy Grant-Prevention Education Resource Center (PERC)

Goal: Develop Web-Based Resource Center

Access to curriculum keyed to components of curriculum framework

User reviews and potential for peer review of submitted curriculum

Web links to curriculum materials Availability of consultation and curriculum

development assistanceAdditional Professions may wish to participate

Data Collection ProcessBaseline and follow-up data is required for

Healthy People 2010Objective 1.7 requires baseline and follow-up data

A uniform collection process is being developed for the seven professions

Additional professions may wish to participate

Participation in Interprofessional Conference

Conference on Interprofessional Education will take place in fall of 2007

Plans are still in the initial phaseAdditional health professions may

wish to participate