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Announcements
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May 2021
New Publication Shows it is Cost Effective to Engage Community Health Workers for Cervical and Colorectal Cancer Screening
New publication details findings from the systematic review of economic evidence showing interventions that engage community health workers are cost effective for cervical and colorectal cancer screening.
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May 2021
CPSTF Meeting – June 9-10
Register now to the attend the virtual CPSTF meeting. Topics will include HIV, heart disease and stroke, and physical activity, nutrition, and obesity.
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March 2021
Clinical Decision Support Systems Increase HIV Screening
The CPSTF recommends clinical decision support systems to increase HIV screening for the general population and for persons at higher risk for HIV infection.
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February 2021
Tenant-based Housing Voucher Programs Advance Health Equity
Evidence shows tenant-based housing voucher programs improve health and health-related outcomes for adults and advance health equity.
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February 2021
New Publication Features Economic Benefits of Active Travel to School
The January issue of AJPM features the economic benefits of active travel to school interventions and a commentary about using the evidence to create momentum.
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January 2021
Housing First Programs Lead to Net Economic Benefits
Systematic review shows economic benefits of Housing First programs are greater than the cost of the intervention, recent article in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice details results from the effectiveness review.
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January 2021
U.S. Surgeon General Report Connects Health and Prosperity
Community Health and Economic Prosperity: Engaging Businesses as Stewards and Stakeholders—A Report of the Surgeon General references CPSTF recommendations for community preventive services.
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January 2021
CPSTF Meeting – February 10-11
Register now to the attend the virtual CPSTF meeting. Topics will include physical activity, obesity, social determinants of health, and economic review methods.
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December 2020
CPSTF Announces New Members Appointed by CDC to Start in 2021 or 2022
Eight public health and clinical professionals have been appointed by the CDC Director to serve five-year terms on the CPSTF, starting in either 2021 or 2022.
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December 2020
New Publications Related to The Community Guide
Recent articles about The Community Guide highlight funding sources for evidence considered in systematic reviews and health department use of CPSTF recommendations.
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November 2020
Prevent and Reduce Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence
Now available! An article in the Journal of Women’s Health outlines ways decision makers can use the CPSTF recommendation for interventions to prevent and reduce intimate partner and sexual violence among youth.
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November 2020
U.S. Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Control Hypertension
The new call to action includes evidence-based intervention approaches from The Community Guide.
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October 2020
Community Guide Partnership with Healthy People 2030
A new blog post features the partnership between The Community Guide and Healthy People 2030 and shows how crosswalks between the sites can inform public health decision making.
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September 2020
Community-Academic Partnership Success
Georgia College partnered with churches in nearby counties to improve the nutritional habits of more 600 residents.
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September 2020
CPSTF Meeting – October 21-22
You’re invited to join this web-based meeting! Discussion topics will include asthma, heart disease and stroke, and obesity and physical activity.