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September 2019
Nevada Expands Full-Day Kindergarten
A new Community Guide in Action story features Nevada decision makers who expanded full-day kindergarten programs to promote health equity.
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September 2019
AMIGAS Community Guide in Action Story Now in Spanish!
Una historia que aparece en “La guía para la comunidad en acción” presenta el programa AMIGAS, que usó promotoras de salud conforme a las recomendaciones de la Guía para la comunidad y más que duplicó las tasas de realización de pruebas de detección de cáncer de cuello uterino.
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September 2019
School-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Programs
The CPSTF recommends universal and targeted school-based cognitive behavioral therapy programs to prevent or reduce depression and anxiety symptoms among school-aged children and adolescents.
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August 2019
Join us for the CPSTF Meeting October 16-17
During this meeting, Community Preventive Services Task Force members will discuss cancer, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and tobacco cessation. Members of the public are invited to join the Atlanta meeting in person or via live stream.
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July 2019
Pharmacy-based Interventions to Improve Medication Adherence for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
The CPSTF recommends tailored pharmacy-based adherence interventions to help patients take medications as prescribed.
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July 2019
New Publications Feature CPSTF Recommendation and Systematic Review Evidence for Team-Based Care to Manage Type 2 Diabetes
New publications feature CPSTF recommendation and systematic review evidence for team-based care to control type 2 diabetes.
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July 2019
Nebraska Uses The Community Guide for Planning
A new Community Guide in Action story details how the Nebraska Panhandle Public Health District used CPSTF findings to inform their community health improvement plan.
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June 2019
Digital Health Interventions Increase Physical Activity Among Adults 55 Years and Older
CPSTF recommends digital health interventions to increase physical activity among adults 55 years and older.
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May 2019
Exercise Programs to Prevent Gestational Hypertension
The CPSTF recommends exercise programs for pregnant women to reduce the development of gestational hypertension.
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May 2019
Join us for the CPSTF Meeting June 12-13
During this meeting, the Community Preventive Services Task Force will discuss asthma, cancer, health equity, and obesity. Members of the public are invited to join the Atlanta meeting in person or via live stream.
News
April 2019
Interventions to Increase Active Travel to School
A new systematic review of economic evidence shows the economic benefits exceed the cost for active travel to school interventions.
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April 2019
Hawai`i Keiki Program Boosts Health Equity
A new Community Guide in Action story features a partnership between the Hawai`i Department of Education and the University of Hawai`i at Mānoa that improved health equity by establishing school-based health centers that help keep students in school.
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March 2019
Interventions to Increase Healthy Eating and Physical Activity in Schools
The CPSTF recommends interventions in schools that combine meal or fruit and vegetable snack interventions with physical activity interventions to improve student health.
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February 2019
Engaging Community Health Workers for Diabetes or Cardiovascular Disease Prevention is Cost-Effective
Interventions engaging community health workers for cardiovascular disease prevention, diabetes prevention, or diabetes management are cost-effective.
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February 2019
Colorectal Cancer Screening
A new Community Guide in Action Story features two community health centers that partnered with the American Cancer Society to use CPSTF recommendations to increase colorectal cancer screening rates among underserved populations.