Clinical Prevention and Population Health Curriculum Framework
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The 2020 Framework contains 4 components & 23 domains. 
Each domain includes topic areas & illustrative examples.

Framework Structure
This fifth revision of the Framework is organized into four components comprising 23 knowledge domains. Each domain includes topic areas and recommended curriculum content with illustrative examples. This structure allows each health profession the flexibility to tailor teaching strategies and integrate content at multiple levels of education and training. 

Component 1

Foundations of Population Health

Quantitative and analytic skills used to assess, compare, describe, and monitor the health of populations.

Component 2

Clinical Preventive Services & Health Promotion

Evidence-based, health promotion and disease prevention interventions in the clinical setting.


Component 3

Clinical Practice & Population Health

Opportunities and disciplines that require individual- and population-based health perspectives.

Component 4

Health Systems & Health Policy

Systems and policies that help to govern the health and healthcare system, including collaborations between the clinical care and public health communities.

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The Clinical Prevention and Population Health Curriculum Framework is a product of the interprofessional Healthy People Curriculum Task Force convened by the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research.  The mission of the Task Force is to increase the inclusion of core clinical prevention and population health content and interprofessional learning experiences in health professions education.

Suggested citation: 
“Clinical Prevention and Population Health Curriculum Framework.” Association for Prevention Teaching and Research. April 2026. https://www.teachpopulationhealth.org/.
 

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