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The EMS Agenda for the Future is a publication and project sponsored by the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) of the Health Resources and Services Administration. The Agenda was a landmark document for the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) industry, giving rise to multiple changes across the United States in the development of EMS systems of care. The need for a document like the Agenda was originally conceived by the National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP) and by the National Association of State EMS Directors (NAEMSD), now known as the National Association of State EMS Officials (NASEMSO).

The Agenda provided a vision for how EMS systems would evolve and be developed over the coming decades:

"Emergency medical services (EMS) of the future will be community-based health management that is fully integrated with the overall health care system. It will have the ability to identify and modify illness and injury risks, provide acute illness and injury care and follow-up, and contribute to treatment of chronic conditions and community health monitoring. This new entity will be developed from redistribution of existing health care resources and will be integrated with other health care providers and public health and public safety agencies. It will improve community health and result in more appropriate use of acute health care resources. EMS will remain the public’s emergency medical safety net."