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Alternative Title:
Prev Chronic Dis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd12.150008
Personal Author:
Fowler, Stephanie L. ; Platz, Elizabeth A. ; Diener-West, Marie ; Hokenmaier, Sarah ; Truss, Meredith ; ... More +
Fowler, Stephanie L. ; Platz, Elizabeth A. ; Diener-West, Marie ; Hokenmaier, Sarah ; Truss, Meredith ; Lewis, Courtney ; Kanarek, Norma F. Less -
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Introduction

Since the introduction of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2012, 11 million more Americans now have access to preventive services via health care coverage. Several prevention-related recommendations issued by the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) are covered under the ACA. State cancer plans often provide prevention strategies, but whether these strategies correspond to federal evidence-based recommendations is unclear. The objective of this article is to assess whether federal evidence-based recommendations, including those covered under the ACA, are included in the Maryland Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan (MCCCP).

Methods

A total of 19 federal recommendations pertaining to cancer prevention and control were identified. Inclusion of federal cancer-related recommendations by USPSTF, CDC, and ACIP in the MCCCP’s goals, objectives, and strategies was examined.

Results

Nine of the federal recommendations were issued after the MCCCP’s publication. MCCCP recommendations corresponded completely with 4 federal recommendations and corresponded only partially with 3. Reasons for partial correspondence included specification of less restrictive at-risk populations or different intervention implementers. Three federal recommendations were not mentioned in the MCCCP’s goals, objectives, and strategies.

Conclusion

Many cancer-related federal recommendations were released after the MCCCP’s publication and therefore do not appear in the most current version. We recommend that the results of this analysis be considered in the update of the MCCCP. Our findings underscore the need for a periodic scan for changes to federal recommendations and for adjusting state policies and programs to correspond with federal recommendations, as appropriate for Marylanders.


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Source:
Prev Chronic Dis. 12.
Pubmed ID:
26425867
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4591619
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
P30 CA006973/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States
Collection(s):
Preventing Chronic Disease
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