Community Preventive Services Task Force: 2012 Annual Report to Congress and to Agencies Realted to the Work of the Task Force

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• Alternative Title:
  Community Preventive Services Task Force Annual Report to Congress 2012
• Corporate Authors:
  Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF)
• Description:
  In the last year, the Community Preventive Services Task Force (Task Force) has issued or updated findings and recommendations about how to prevent and reduce the spread of pandemic influenza; prevent heart attacks, strokes, and skin cancer; increase the number of Americans who quit smoking; improve mental health; and reduce health disparities. The Task Force also: Provided training and technical assistance on how to use Task Force recommendations to Task Force Liaisons and other health organizations and agencies; health departments, boards of health, and community-based organizations in 20 states; and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) staff who oversee federally-funded programs; Improved the website where people can find Task Force findings and recommendations; Developed and piloted with CDC a template course on systematic review methods; and, Was recognized for authoring one of the five most cited articles in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine in 2010, “A Systematic Review of Selected Interventions for Worksite Health Promotion: The Assessment of Health Risks with Feedback.” The Task Force identified major gaps in the evidence base that limit its ability to do the following: Determine whether specific programs, services, and policies are effective in addressing particular populations or unique health concerns; Determine whether programs, services, and policies work everywhere and for everyone or only in specific places or for certain groups of people; and, Help practitioners, policy makers, and other decision makers select and put into place programs, services, and policies that meet their needs.
• Content Notes:
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• Subjects:
  Annual Report Diet, Food, And Nutrition Driving Under The Influence Early Detection Of Cancer Evidence Gaps Exercise Mental Health Obesity Occupational Health Public Health Substance-Related Disorders Tobacco Use Cessation

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• Keywords:
  Heart Disease And Stroke Prevention Injury Prevention 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/168644
• 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:
  40 pdf pages
• Collection(s):
  The Community Guide
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/168644/cdc_168644_DS1.pdf
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