▁by ▁country ▁look ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁Heritage ▁Pres ervation , ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Museum ▁and ▁Library ▁Services , ▁a ▁U . S . ▁federal ▁ag ency , ▁produced ▁The ▁Heritage ▁Health ▁Index . ▁The ▁results ▁of ▁this ▁work ▁was ▁the ▁report ▁A ▁Public ▁Trust ▁at ▁R isk : ▁The ▁Heritage ▁Health ▁Index ▁Report ▁on ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁America ' s ▁Col lections , ▁which ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁concluded ▁that ▁immediate ▁action ▁is ▁needed ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 ▁million ▁artifact s ▁that ▁are ▁in ▁need ▁of ▁conservation ▁treatment . ▁The ▁report ▁made ▁four ▁recommend ations : ▁ ▁Institution s ▁must ▁give ▁priority ▁to ▁providing ▁safe ▁conditions ▁for ▁the ▁collections ▁they ▁hold ▁in ▁trust . ▁ ▁Every ▁collect ing ▁institution ▁must ▁develop ▁an ▁emer gency ▁plan ▁to ▁protect ▁its ▁collections ▁and ▁train ▁staff ▁to ▁carry ▁it ▁out . ▁ ▁Every ▁institution ▁must ▁assign ▁responsibility ▁for ▁car ing ▁for ▁collections ▁to ▁members ▁of ▁its ▁staff . ▁ ▁Ind ividual s ▁at ▁all ▁levels ▁of ▁government ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁private ▁sector ▁must ▁assume ▁responsibility ▁for ▁providing ▁the ▁support ▁that ▁will ▁allow ▁these ▁collections ▁to ▁surv ive . ▁ ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁Department ▁for ▁Culture , ▁Media ▁and ▁Sport , ▁a ▁government al ▁department , ▁author ed ▁a ▁document : ▁" Under standing ▁the ▁Future : ▁Prior ities ▁for ▁England ' s ▁Museum s ". ▁This ▁document ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁several ▁years ▁of