APTR | Promoting Health Through Prevention Education and Research

The Healthy People Curriculum Task Force was established in 2002 and is supported by the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR). Current activities are funded in part by the Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation and the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Mission

To fulfill Healthy People 2010 Objective 1.7: "Increase the proportion of schools of medicine, schools of nursing and health professional training schools whose basic curriculum for health care providers includes the core competencies in health promotion and disease prevention."

Participating Organizations

Eight clinical health professional education associations:

Allied Health	Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions
Allopathic Medicine:	Association of American Medical Colleges
Dentistry:	American Dental Education Association
Nursing:	American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Nurse Practitioners:	National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties
Osteopathic Medicine:	American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
Pharmacy:	American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
Physician Assistants:	Physician Assistant Education Association

Curriculum Frameworks
Click here to view and read the Clinical Prevention and Population Health Framework.

Articles
Click here to view the articles from the 2004 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Resource Groups

The Task Force welcomes input and involvement from organizations that can provide relevant expertise and experience. Current resource groups:

Association of Schools of Public Health
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health

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