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Any active
member of the American College of
Preventive Medicine (ACPM) may submit a
policy statement or resolution for
consideration. Any resolution brought to
the College by a non-ACPM member must be
sponsored by an active member before it
will be considered by the College.
Resolutions
should be as evidence-based as possible.
They should include the following
components:
- Title
- Author,
including ACPM membership status
- Date
submitted
- "Whereas"
statements describing the background,
problem to be addressed, and purpose
for the resolution, including
supporting data, if available
- "Resolved"
statements describing the policy
position and action steps that ACPM
should take
- References,
if available
- Fiscal
note (estimated cost to ACPM of
implementing the resolution)
- A
suspense date (date the policy should
be re-evaluated, if other than ACPM’s
3-year default)
While
ACPM maintains all final resolutions on
file indefinitely (although the actual
policies may sunset), only the
"Resolve" statements shall be
adopted into ACPM policy. Thus, authors
are encouraged to write Resolve statements
that will stand alone.
In
preparing resolutions, authors are asked
to consider the ACPM’s external and
internal review criteria outlined below.
External
·
Mortality, morbidity, and economic
burden on the population
·
Potential favorable impact of preventive
measures on the health and quality of
life of the population
·
Scientific validity of policy, if
available
Internal
·
Extent to which an ACPM policy position
will help to advance the mission and
goals of ACPM
·
Extent to which ACPM can make a unique
contribution or has a special interest
in the issue
·
Potential for increasing visibility of
ACPM and the preventive medicine
specialty
·
Potential costs and benefits to ACPM in
human, financial, and political
resources
·
Prior analysis of ACPM policy compendium
·
Potential to promote ACPM membership
recruitment, involvement, and
professional interests
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