Illness and injury prevention Legislation and regulation • Injury and illness prevention for EMS personnel • Assessment of community’s needs • Collection of data-identifying factors contributing to illness and injury • Public education • Participation in development of legislation • Participation in local and national EMS organizations Integration of health services • Integrate EMS interventions into health care • Identify outcomes of patients accessing system • Collaborate to community’s health surveillance Information systems • Adoption of uniform data elements and definitions consistent with national standards • Integrated information system allowing exchange of vital information • Legal protection of all data related to continuous quality improvement Adapted from NAEMSP Position Paper