Nemours National Office of Policy and Prevention

We spread, scale and sustain effective evidence-based or science-informed population health strategies to impact larger numbers of children nationally.

Our work is currently focused on:

• health promotion in early care and education settings, with a current emphasis on healthy eating/physical activity
• community-based prevention, with an emphasis on integrating the social determinants of health with clinical care
• creation of a supportive and enabling context for population health through national policies and funding opportunities

We help Nemours anticipate, interpret and adapt to changes in health care delivery, payment and pursuit of the Triple Aim (lower costs, improved health and better care). Value-based care and payment reform are major components of this transformation.

Our work is currently focused on:

• identifying, catalyzing, facilitating, spreading and scaling innovations to support practice changes
• advocating for policy changes (e.g., legislation, regulations, funding opportunities) that enable health system transformation
• supporting prevention work in geographies served by Nemours Children’s Health System
• linking Nemours' most critical regional priorities to key national or federal policymakers and stakeholders, and supporting targeted federal policies to help advance our strategic goals