Many of the public health topics addressed by the Community Guide are broad in scope and require multidisciplinary solutions. For this reason, it is important that the systematic reviews are conducted by diverse teams. Three teams work on each systematic review:

• Coordination Team – directs all phases of the design, execution, analysis, and communication of the review. This team is made up of individuals with methodological or subject matter experience, and includes the lead scientist for the review as well as at least one member of the Task Force.
• Consultation team – a senior advisory team made up of multidisciplinary experts, advises the coordinating team on all phases of the systematic review.
• Abstraction team – reviews and systematically extracts information from the relevant research literature using standardized Community Guide abstraction forms.

Coordination Team

Task Force Member
Robert S. Thompson, M.D.
Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound
Seattle, Washington

Guide Staff Members
Stephanie Zaza, M.D., M.P.H.
Patryce Young-Curtis, M.S.H.C.A.
Epidemiology Program Office
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia

Subject Matter Experts
Ruth Shults, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Randy Elder, M.Ed.
David Sleet, Ph.D, M.A.
Tho Bella Dinh-Zarr, M.P.H.
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia

James Nichols, Ph.D.
Office of Research and Traffic Records
Traffic Safety Programs
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Washington, D.C.

Daniel Sosin, M.D., M.P.H.
Division of Public Health Surveillance and Informatics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia

Julie Bolen, Ph.D., M.P.H.
National Center for Chronic Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia

Robert Brewer, M.D., M.S.P.H.
Nebraska Department of Health
Lincoln, Nebraska

Stephanie Bryn, M.P.H.
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Health Resources and Services Administration
Rockville, Maryland

Forrest Council, Ph.D.
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Robert Denniston, M.A.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Rockville, Maryland

Andrea Gielen, Sc.D., Sc.M.
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland

Sue Gorcowski, M.A.
Office of Communication and Outreach
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Washington, D.C.

Charles Hurley, B.A.
National Safety Council
Washington, D.C.

Trudy Karlson, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin

Mark Kinde, M.P.H.
Minnesota Department of Health
Minneapolis, Minnesota

David Lawrence, R.N., M.P.H.
San Diego State University
San Diego, California

Susan Martin, Ph.D.
National Institute for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Rockville, Maryland

James McKnight, Ph.D.
National Public Service Research Institute
Landover, Maryland

Angela Mickalide, Ph.D., CHES
National SAFE KIDS Campaign
Washington, D.C.

Lloyd Novick, M.D., M.P.H.
Onandaga County Department of Health
Syracuse, New York

Frederick Rivara, M.D., M.P.H.
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

Carol Runyan, Ph.D., M.P.H.
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Richard Smith, M.S.
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Health Resources and Services Administration
Rockville, Maryland

Patricia Waller, Ph.D., M.S.
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Allan Williams, Ph.D.
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Arlington, Virginia

E Shipp, M.S.
University of Texas School of Public Health,
Houston, Texas

D White, Ph.D., M.P.H.
University of Texas School of Public Health,
Houston, Texas

R Shults, Ph.D., M.P.H. & R Elder, M.Ed.,
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
Atlanta, Georgia

Managing Editor for the Guide to Community Preventive Services
Kate W. Harris, B.A.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA