The Society has submitted a set of comments to the Office of Diease Prevention (ODP) in response to the Office's request for comments on the ODP Strategic Plan.
The mission of the ODP is to improve the public health by increasing the scope, quality, dissemination, and impact of prevention research supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The ODP fulfills this mission by providing leadership for the development, coordination, and implementation of prevention research in collaboration with NIH Institutes and Centers and other partners. Goals and objectives presented in the final strategic plan will outline the priorities for the Office over the next five years and highlight the ODP’s role in advancing prevention research at the NIH.
SOT expressed support for the ODP strategic plan and described in depth the commitment that the organization has to disease prevention. SOT also indicated strong support for objective 4 that calls for the development of collaborative prevention projects and the facilitation of the coordination of such projects. To read the entire set of comments, please visit the SOT website.