Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) new Health Impact in Five Years (HI-5) or “High-Five” initiative highlights a list of non-clinical, community-wide approaches with a proven track record. Each intervention listed is associated with improved health within five years and is reported to be cost-effective or cost-saving over the lifetime of the population or even earlier. Public and private organizations can use this list to quickly assess the scientific evidence for short-term health outcomes and overall cost impacts of community-wide approaches.

Each Web Forum in this series will provide stakeholders with the opportunity to learn about the full range of evidence-based, community-wide approaches that the CDC has identified, and hear real world examples highlighting how local and state-level organizations have implemented them to meet the needs of their communities. In this kick-off webinar, John Auerbach, Associate Director for Policy at the CDC, will give an overview of the HI-5 initiative. Natalie Renew, Managing Director of Early Childhood Education at the Public Health Management Corporation, and Susan Adams, Assistant Commissioner for Georgia’s Pre-K and Instructional Support, will describe their direct experiences with early childhood education programs.

To learn more about the HI-5 initiative, please visit the CDC's website at www.cdc.gov/hi5.