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About Partnership for Prevention |
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Partnership for Prevention aims to increase the priority of
health promotion and disease prevention throughout the nation’s health
system. In reviewing strategies to
promote health and prevent disease, Partnership strictly adheres to the
evidence base about prevention.
Partnership systematically studies the impact preventive
measures have on health along with the cost-effectiveness of prevention
measured in terms of dollars spent for improved health and quality of
life. The recently published work of the National Commission on
Prevention Priorities, staffed by Partnership for Prevention and its
colleagues, is a concrete example of identifying implementation-ready
practices. Partnership ranked 25 clinical preventive services recommended
by the U.S Preventive Services Task Force based on each service’s health impact
and cost effectiveness. The rankings
have been used widely by health care organizations to ensure that they deliver
the highest impact services to patients.
In addition, Partnership for
Prevention has played an important role in advocating for, and helping to
implement, prevention practices in both publicly funded and private sector
programs. For example, Partnership
successfully petitioned the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to
provide Medicare coverage for tobacco cessation services. Partnership has also worked closely with
Congress to expand Medicare’s coverage of important preventive services.
In its policy implementation role, Partnership has developed
close working relations with the U.S Congress, key Federal health agencies (CMS, CDC, AHRQ) and, through its Leading by Example
initiative, large employers.
For these reasons, Partnership for Prevention is well
positioned to help make prevention-centered health reform a reality. Prevention-focused policies and practices will
not only make health care more accessible and affordable, but will
significantly improve human health.
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