- Page last reviewed: May 10, 2012
- Page last updated: May 10, 2012
- Content source: The Guide to Community Preventive Services
Two new, short videos show how communities have used Task Force findings to make residents safer and healthier.
Topics include alcohol, skin cancer, emergency preparedness, mental health, and motor vehicle injury prevention.
Based on evidence from updated Community Guide reviews, the Task Force issued new findings on ways to increase breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening.
Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends team-based care to improve blood pressure control. Typically nurses and pharmacists collaborate with primary care providers, patients, and other professionals.
The Guide to Community Preventive Services is a free resource to help you choose programs and policies to improve health and prevent disease in your community. Systematic reviews are used to answer these questions:
Learn more about The Community Guide, collaborators involved in its development and dissemination, and methods used to conduct the systematic reviews.