To better orient the nation‟s health care system toward health promotion and disease prevention, a set of initiatives will provide the impetus and the infrastructure. A new interagency prevention council will be supported by a new Prevention and Public Health Investment Fund. Barriers to accessing clinical preventive services will be removed. Developing healthy communities will be a priority, and a 21st century public health infrastructure will support this goal.

Modernizing Disease Prevention and Public Health Systems: A new interagency council is created to promote healthy policies and to establish a national prevention and health promotion strategy. A Prevention and Public Health Investment Fund is established to provide an expanded and sustained national investment in prevention and public health. The HHS Secretary will convene a national public/private partnership to conduct a national prevention and health promotion outreach and education campaign to raise awareness of activities to promote health and prevent disease across the lifespan.
Increasing Access to Clinical Preventive Services: The Act authorizes important new programs and benefits related to preventive care and services:
 For the operation and development of School-Based Health Clinics.
 For an oral healthcare prevention education campaign.
 To provide Medicare coverage – with no co-payments or deductibles – for an annual wellness visit and development of a personalized prevention plan.
 To waive coinsurance requirements and deductibles for most preventive services, so that Medicare will cover 100 percent of the costs.
 To authorize the HHS Secretary to modify coverage of any Medicare-covered preventive service to be consistent with U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations.
 To provide States with an enhanced match if the State Medicaid program covers: (1) any clinical preventive service recommended with a grade of A or B by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and (2) adult immunizations recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices without cost sharing.
 To require Medicaid coverage for counseling and pharmacotherapy to pregnant women for cessation of tobacco use.
 To award grants to states to provide incentives for Medicaid beneficiaries to participate in programs providing incentives for healthy lifestyles.

Creating Healthier Communities: The Secretary will award grants to eligible entities to promote individual and community health and to prevent chronic disease. The CDC will provide grants to states and large local health departments to conduct pilot programs in the 55-to-64 year old population to evaluate chronic disease risk factors, conduct evidence-based public health interventions, and ensure that individuals identified with chronic disease or at-risk for chronic disease receive clinical treatment to reduce risk. The Act authorizes all states to purchase adult vaccines under CDC contracts. Restaurants which are part of a chain with 20 or more locations doing business under the same name must disclose calories on the menu board and in written form.

Support for Prevention and Public Health Innovation: The HHS Secretary will provide funding for research in public health services and systems to examine best prevention practices. Federal health programs will collect and report data by race, ethnicity, primary language and any other indicator of disparity. The CDC will evaluate best employer wellness practices and provide an educational campaign and technical assistance to promote the benefits of worksite health promotion. A new CDC program will help state, local, and tribal public health agencies to improve surveillance for and responses to infectious diseases and other important conditions. An Institute of Medicine Conference on Pain Care will evaluate the adequacy of pain assessment, treatment, and management; identify and address barriers to appropriate pain care; increase awareness; and report to Congress on findings and recommendations.