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The Guide to Community Preventive Services: What Works to Promote Health?

This publication includes intervention reviews and recommendations completed between 1996 and 2004. Visit all Community Guide Topics for more current reviews and findings.

Opening Adobe PDF File [PDF - 218KB]
  Includes: Conventions Used in This Book, Introduction, Figures, and Acknowledgements
   
Part I: Changing Risk Behaviors and Addressing Environmental Challenges
  Chapter 1: Tobacco Adobe PDF File [PDF - 363KB]
  Chapter 2: Physical Activity Adobe PDF File [PDF - 302KB]
  Chapter 3: The Social Environment Adobe PDF File [PDF - 386KB]
   
Part II: Reducing Disease, Injury, and Impairment
  Chapter 4: Cancer Adobe PDF File [PDF - 402KB]
  Chapter 5: Diabetes Adobe PDF File [PDF - 331KB]
  Chapter 6: Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Adobe PDF File [PDF - 402KB]
  Chapter 7: Oral Health Adobe PDF File [PDF - 360KB]
  Chapter 8: Motor Vehicle Occupant Injury Adobe PDF File [PDF - 355KB]
  Chapter 9: Violence Adobe PDF File [PDF - 340KB]
   
Part III: Methodological Background
  Chapter 10: Methods Used for Reviewing Evidence and Linking Evidence to Recommendations Adobe PDF File [PDF - 214KB]
  Chapter 11: Understanding and Using the Economic Evidence Adobe PDF File [PDF - 171KB]
  Chapter 12: Continuing Research Needs Adobe PDF File [PDF - 137KB]
   
Glossary Adobe PDF File [PDF - 139KB]
Appendix Adobe PDF File [PDF - 156KB]
Index Adobe PDF File [PDF - 107KB]