Highlights in
Preventive Services

• Opportunity for Public Comment: Falls Prevention in Older Adults (January 12–February 9, 2011)
• Evidence Update: Interventions to Prevent Falls in Older Adults (December 2010)
• Methods Report: Reconsidering the Approach to Prevention Recommendations for Older Adults (December 2010)
• Evidence Update: Behavioral Counseling to Promote Physical Activity and a Healthful Diet (December 2010)

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Access to scientific evidence, recommendations on clinical preventive services, and information on how to implement recommended preventive services in clinical practice.

Prevention and Care Management

The USPSTF is a Congressionally mandated, independent panel of experts in primary care and prevention that systematically reviews the evidence of effectiveness and develops recommendations for clinical preventive services.

• Introduction
• About the USPSTF
• Methods and Processes
• Recommendations
• Affordable Care Act: USPSTF A and B Recommendations
• Opportunity for Public Comment
• Focus on Special Populations
• Tools for Using Recommendations in Primary Care Practice

Resources and Materials

AHRQ aims to improve the delivery of clinical preventive health care by developing tools, resources, and materials to support health care organizations and engage the entire health care delivery system.

• Resources and materials for:
• Health Care Providers/Clinicians
• Researchers
• Consumers/Patients
• Marketing, Media, and Communication Professionals
• Partner with AHRQ/PCM
• Additional Resources
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