- Mission [1]
- Establishment of the Advisory Group was statutorily mandated under the patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public
Law 111-148. The Advisory Group was established to provide assistance to the National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public
Health Council in carrying out its mission. The Advisory Group shall develop policy and program recommendations and advise
the Council on lifestyle-based chronic disease prevention and management, integrative health care practices, and health promotion.
In conjunction with its objectives and to support the mission of the Council, the Advisory Group may develop policy and program
recommendations and provide advice to the Council on (1) prevention, wellness and health promotion practices, the public health
system, and integrative health care in the United States; (2) development of a national prevention, health promotion, public
health, and integrative health care strategy that incorporates the most effective and achievable means of improving the health
status of Americans and reducing the incidence of preventable illness and disability in the United States; (3) the most pressing
health issues confronting the United States and changes in Federal policy to achieve national wellness, health promotion,
and public health goals, including the reduction of tobacco use, sedentary behavior, and poor nutrition; and (4) proposed
evidence-based models, policies, and innovative approaches for the promotion of transformative models of prevention, integrative
health, and public health on individual and community levels across the United States.
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