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124 STAT. 540 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 professionals, including integrative health practitioners who have expertise in— (i) worksite health promotion; (ii) community services, including community health centers; (iii) preventive medicine; (iv) health coaching; (v) public health education; (vi) geriatrics; and (vii) rehabilitation medicine. (3) PURPOSES AND DUTIES.—The Advisory Group shall develop policy and program recommendations and advise the Council on lifestyle-based chronic disease prevention and management, integrative health care practices, and health pro- motion. (g) NATIONAL PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION STRATEGY.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Chairperson, in consultation with the Council, shall develop and make public a national prevention, health pro- motion and public health strategy, and shall review and revise such strategy periodically. Such strategy shall— (1) set specific goals and objectives for improving the health of the United States through federally-supported prevention, health promotion, and public health programs, consistent with ongoing goal setting efforts conducted by specific agencies; (2) establish specific and measurable actions and timelines to carry out the strategy, and determine accountability for meeting those timelines, within and across Federal departments and agencies; and (3) make recommendations to improve Federal efforts relating to prevention, health promotion, public health, and integrative health care practices to ensure Federal efforts are consistent with available standards and evidence. (h) REPORT.—Not later than July 1, 2010, and annually there- after through January 1, 2015, the Council shall submit to the President and the relevant committees of Congress, a report that— (1) describes the activities and efforts on prevention, health promotion, and public health and activities to develop a national strategy conducted by the Council during the period for which the report is prepared; (2) describes the national progress in meeting specific prevention, health promotion, and public health goals defined in the strategy and further describes corrective actions rec- ommended by the Council and taken by relevant agencies and organizations to meet these goals; (3) contains a list of national priorities on health promotion and disease prevention to address lifestyle behavior modifica- tion (smoking cessation, proper nutrition, appropriate exercise, mental health, behavioral health, substance use disorder, and domestic violence screenings) and the prevention measures for the 5 leading disease killers in the United States; (4) contains specific science-based initiatives to achieve the measurable goals of Healthy People 2010 regarding nutrition, exercise, and smoking cessation, and targeting the 5 leading disease killers in the United States; (5) contains specific plans for consolidating Federal health programs and Centers that exist to promote healthy behavior Deadline. Public information.