title: The national summit on preconception care: a summary of concepts and recommendations.
abstract: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and 35 partner organizations have engaged in developing an agenda for Preconception Health. A summit was held in June 2005 to discuss the current state of knowledge regarding preconception care and convene a select panel to develop recommendations and action steps for improving the health of women, children, and families through advances in clinical care, public health, and community action. A Select Panel on Preconception Care, convened by CDC, deliberated critical related issues and created refined definition of preconception care. The panel also developed a strategic plan with goals, recommendations, and action steps for improving preconception health. The recommendations and action steps are specific to the implementation of health behavior, access, consumer demand, research, and surveillance activities for monitoring and improving the health of women, children and families. The outcome of the deliberations is the CDC publication of detailed recommendations and action steps in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report series, Recommendations and Reports.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway MS K-20, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA. Sposner@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Samuel F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Posner
authors.forename: Kay
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: Hani
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Atrash
authors.forename: Janis
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Biermann
mesh_terms: D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D003245:Consensus Statements as Topic; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008429:Maternal Welfare; D016742:Preconception Care; D011295:Prenatal Care; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States