AMA Resolutions

Resolution: X  (I-00)

Introduced by:
American College of Preventive Medicine

Subject: Implementing the Guide to Community Preventive Services

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Whereas, The American Medical Association is committed to improving the quality of health care service delivery and to encouraging physician involvement in community strategies for improving the health of populations; and

Whereas, The Task Force on Community Preventive Services (Task Force) is a 15-member, independent, non-federal task force brought together to provide evidence-based recommendations for population health promotion and disease prevention interventions in both the health care system and community settings via its Guide to Community Preventive Services; and

Whereas, The Task Force's community-based recommendations will complement the clinical recommendations of the Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, which has been acknowledged by the AMA as a resource for practicing physicians (H-410.967); and

Whereas, The Task Force recommendations are based on rigorous scientific methods for assessing the evidence; and

Whereas, The Task Force is developing recommendations in 15 major public health topic areas (tobacco, physical activity, nutrition, sexual behavior, alcohol use, substance abuse, vaccine preventable diseases, cancer, depression, improving pregnancy outcomes, violence prevention, oral health, motor vehicle occupant injuries, diabetes, sociocultural environment), and releasing recommendations and reviews for topical areas as they are completed in order to ensure timely implementation; and

Whereas, The Task Force has completed systematic reviews and made recommendations on 32 separate interventions within two topical areas (improve vaccination coverage among children, adolescents, and adults, and reduce tobacco use and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke), and those recommended services can be immediately implemented; and

Whereas, The Task Force will complete reviews and recommendations for 13 additional key public health topics and publish these topics as they are completed over the next 3-4 years; and

Whereas, The American Medical Association is involved in the development, review and dissemination of Task Force reviews and recommendations via AMA’s liaison member to the Task Force; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That our AMA establish a process to consider endorsing each set of completed reviews and recommendations associated with the Guide to Community Preventive Services as they are periodically published by the Task Force on Community Preventive Services; and be it further

RESOLVED, That our AMA, as part of the endorsement process, identify and suggest strategic partnerships (e.g., state/local medical societies, public health agencies, managed care organizations, employer groups, etc.) for implementing the interventions; and be it further

RESOLVED, That our AMA publicize (e.g., in its journals and newsletters) the reviews and recommendations, as well as any AMA endorsement, and support the efforts of its Federation partners to implement the recommendations.

H-425.986 Healthy People 2000 - Challenges in Preventive Medicine

H-440.911 Medicine/Public Health Initiative

H-440.912 Federal Block Grants and Public Health

H-410.967 Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, Second Edition

H-425.988 The Guide to Clinical Preventive Services