Enhancing the quality of prevention research supported by the National Institutes of Health

D.M. Murray, W.P. Cross, D. Simons-Morton, J. Engel, B. Portnoy, JunJie Wu, P.A. Watson and S. Olkkola

American Journal of Public Health, 2015, vol. 105, issue 1, 9-12

Abstract: As the nation's premier biomedical researchagency, the National Institutes of Health(NIH) has supported most of the research that underlies the prevention services that are provided to citizens in the United States and around the world. Within the NIH, the Office of Disease Prevention (ODP) has as itsmissiontoimprove the public health by increasingthescope, quality, dissemination, and effect of prevention research supported by the NIH. In today's environment, the ODP needs to focus its efforts to address this mission. To do so, the ODPhas developed a strategic plan for 2014 to 2018. We provide background on the ODP and key points from the strategic plan.

Date: 2015
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