Celebrating 35 Years of Progress: The Past as Prologue to The Future of Public Health.

The article highlights the progress in U.S. public health since the publication of the 1988 report "The Future of Public Health" from the Institute of Medicine (IOM). Cited are future of public health after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published request for applications for funding as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of March 11, 2021, state of public health that led to the naming of the IOM committee, and efforts to bring about the embodiment of the report's vision.