2014-2015: Guiding Community Health Outcomes through Evidence: Annual Report to Congress, Federal Agencies and Prevention Stakeholders, including a Special Update on Recommendations to Prevent Cancers

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• Alternative Title:
  Community Preventive Services Task Force Annual Report to Congress 2014-2015
• Corporate Authors:
  Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF)
• Description:
  This 2014–2015 Annual Report to Congress highlights the Task Force's work in strengthening our nation’s ability to prevent cancers—all-too-common illnesses that place a great burden on individuals, their families, places of work, communities, and our healthcare system. This report also summarizes the recent recommendations of the Task Force in multiple areas, where knowledge and prevention have the potential to reduce illness, injury, disability, and premature death and improve well-being.
  
  Special Focus on Cancers in the United States: According to CDC, cancers are the leading cause of death among people less than 80 years, and second leading cause overall in the United States, responsible for an average of 1,575 deaths each day. 1-3 In 2010, the cost of medical care for patients with cancers was an estimated $124.6 billion in the United States, as reported by the National Cancer Institute.4 Suffering and death from cancers could be prevented by more systematic prevention efforts, such as reducing tobacco use, controlling the epidemic of obesity, improving diet and physical activity, and expanding use of established screening tests. Thus, the Task Force has chosen to highlight its cancer work for this report. The Task Force continues efforts to identify effective ways to: Reduce the number of people who start smoking, increase the number who quit, and protect nonsmokers from the negative effects of secondhand smoke; Increase knowledge and actions that help people change or acquire eating and activity habits in ways that can lead to lifelong improvements in health; and, Increase appropriate use of established screening tests (e.g., colonoscopy, mammogram, Pap tests) and to educate children, young people, adults and other caregivers on ways to reduce risky sun exposure during peak sunlight hours.
  
  
• Content Notes:
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• Subjects:
  Annual Report Diet, Food, And Nutrition Early Detection Of Cancer Evidence Gaps Exercise Neoplasms Obesity Public Health Tobacco Use Cessation
• Keywords:
  Heart Disease And Stroke Prevention Injury Prevention Mental Health Nutrition, Physical Activity, And Obesity Public Health Emergency Preparedness And Response Social Determinants Of Health Substance Use Tobacco Use Violence Prevention
• Series:
  CPSTF Annual Reports
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.15620/cdc/168642
• Publisher:
  Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Name as Subject:
  Community Preventive Services Task Force
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  Office of Science (OS)
• Topic:
  Diseases and Conditions
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  66 pdf pages
• Collection(s):
  The Community Guide
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