The Futures Initiative, a partnership between the de Beaumont Foundation, PHAB’s Center for Innovation, and a Task Force of public health experts [NR1], formed in Spring 2019 to bring the 10 Essential Public Health Services national framework in line with current and emerging public health practice needs. This effort engaged the public health field through a variety of input opportunities, including live crowdsourcing events, in-person and virtual townhalls, think tank discussions, and open questionnaires. All direct feedback on the EPHS and how they might be revised was considered, resulting in a revised version of the 10 EPHS that now centers equity and incorporates concepts relevant to current and future public health practice.
For 25 years, the 10 Essential Public Health Services (EPHS) provided a definition and guidance, and the framework is widely recognized and respected as the authoritative description of public health’s role. To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the EPHS and recognize their significance in public health, this environmental scan aims to describe the history of the development and use of the EPHS and to highlight the scope and breadth of their impact on public health and beyond.
DEFINING PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE: 25 YEARS OF THE 10 ESSENTIAL PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
HOW DO THE FRAMEWORKS ALIGN: 10 EPHS VS FPHS
TASK FORCE MEETING SUMMARY (JANUARY 23, 2020)
TASK FORCE MEETING SUMMARY (APRIL 30, 2020)