The American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) coordinates the development of preventive medicine practice statements to outline the College’s perspective on critical health care issues. We provide a path to answers when clear guidance for preventive medicine practitioners and other health care professionals may be necessary. Our organization has compiled a list of position statements to serve as helpful resources for our members.

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Position Statement Categories

Provided are a selection of position statements for adults, children, communities, and more.
All position statements undergo extensive evidence review and consideration by multiple committees of the College. Many statements undergo a further review process for publication.

Our list of statements is always expanding and currently includes resources on key issues related to the practice of preventive medicine including:
 
  • COVID-19
  • Choosing Wisely
  • Public Health Practice
  • Tobacco
  • Violence and Safety
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The guidance provided to our members helps to inform decision making, improve the standard of preventive medicine practice and improve the health of the communities we serve. It is also a tool to enhance advance research on critical topics in public health and prevention topics.

Receive our practice guidelines and help create new information by becoming an ACPM member, today! As a membership organization that is designed to support residents, physicians, and our partners, we work closely with our members to create guidelines, and through a wide variety of other types of educational programming, including:
  All of our resources are made available, thanks to the generous donations of our members and support systems. For more information about ACPM or to ask questions, please reach out to our team at info@acpm.org or by calling (202) 466-2044.

 

Statement on Clinical Preventive Services

ACPM's statement on the postponment of clinical preventive services during the COVID-19 outbreak

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Choosing Wisely® in Preventive Medicine

Am J Prev Med 2016;51(1):141–149.

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6|18 Initiative

The 6|18 Initiative is a collaboration between CDC and partners to accelerate evidence into action to use 18 proven preventive interventions targeted at six common high-cost health challenges. 

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Addressing the Opioid Epidemic Through a Prevention Framework

Catherine J. Livingston, MD, MPH, Manijeh Berenji, MD, MPH, Tisha M. Titus, MD, MPH, Lee S. Caplan, MD, MPH, PhD, Randall J. Freeman, MD, MPH, MBA, MTM&H, Kevin M. Sherin, MD, MPH Amir Mohammad, MD, MPH, Elizabeth M. Salisbury-Afshar, MD, MPH

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Screening for Health-Related Social Needs

Catherine J Livingston, MD, MPH, Tisha M Titus, MD, MPH, Tobi A Yerokun, MD, MPH, CWSP, Neeti A Patel, MPH

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Policies to Restrict Secondhand Smoke Exposure

Michelle Jacobs, DO, MPH, Alina M. Alonso, MD, Kevin M. Sherin, MD, MPH, MBA, FACPM, Yumi Koh, DO, MPH, Asha Dhamija, MD, MPH, Andrea L. Lowe, MPH, CPH,

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Statement on E-Cigarette Usage

ACPM's Statement on E-Cigarette usage

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Intimate Partner Violence Screening and Intervention

Tanya M. Phares, Suzanne Harrison, Connie Mitchell, Kevin Sherin, Randall Freeman, Kate Lichtenberg, Amer Shakil, and the ACPM Prevention Practice Committee. ACPM Board Approved March 2018.

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Recommendations for Population-Based Applications of the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study

Kevin M. Sherin, MD, MBA, MPH, Audrey J. Stillerman, MD, Laxmipradha Chandrasekar, MD, Nils S. Went, MD, David W. Niebuhr, MD, MPH, MSc

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