The Institute of Medicine (IOM), now known as the Health and Medicine Division (HMD) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, stated in their report, The Future of the Public's Health, that there are three core functions that society carries out to collectively support the optimum conditions for public health. Which one of the following is not one of these functions?

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The three core functions of public health as identified by the IOM are Assessment, Policy Development, and Assurance. Prevention is not listed as one of these core functions.

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