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Prevention First is an ACPM member-led effort to transform the U.S. healthcare system into one that prioritizes and is organized around prevention. The Prevention First strategy recognizes the flaws of the American healthcare system and provides recommendations to urgently meet the call to reverse rising rates of chronic disease and build a healthier, more resilient nation. Built on the eight pillars of the Prevention First framework, this effort brings preventive medicine physicians to the forefront of shaping how care is designed, paid for and delivered:

Pillars of Prevention First

Pillar 1 – Reform Medical Training to Build a Prevention First Healthcare System
Prepare clinicians across specialties to identify health risks, apply prevention strategies and manage health improvement across populations.
Pillar 2 – Build the Preventive Medicine Workforce
Develop the physicians and interdisciplinary leaders capable of designing and sustaining prevention-centered health systems.
Pillar 3 – Prevention-Centered Care Delivery
Align payment and delivery systems around sustained reduction of major health risks and long-term improvement in outcomes.
Pillar 4 – Financing Prevention and Aligning Incentives
Reduce fragmentation across payment and coverage systems so universally accepted prevention strategies can operate continuously across populations.
Pillar 5 – Private Sector Engagement
Engage employers, insurers and healthcare organizations as active and invested partners in prevention-first transformation and shared measurement.
Pillar 6 – Community and State-Level Prevention Systems
Coordinate healthcare providers, public health agencies and community organizations to measurably address the root causes of disease and improve the conditions that shape long-term health outcomes.
Pillar 7 – Prevention Data Infrastructure
Build prevention-first measurement and coordination capabilities on top of existing public and private data systems while strengthening privacy protections and public trust.
Pillar 8 – Prevention First Leadership and Implementation
Establish durable national leadership capable of coordinating prevention-first transformation and sustaining accountability across sectors and levels of government.

Through member leadership and coordinated engagement, Prevention First is pushing the system to prioritize prevention across policy, funding and care delivery. Explore the resources below to learn more about the campaign and its eight pillars, access tools and find ways to get involved.

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