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61. High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services Fourth Annual Report to Congress (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/annlrpt2014%20(9).pdf
    November 01, 2014 - The Task Force works to improve the health of all Americans by making evidence- based recommendations … result in important new recommendations that will help improve the health and health care of young Americans … Since its inception more than 25 years ago, the Task Force has worked to improve the health of all Americans … The mission of the USPSTF is to improve the health of all Americans by making evidence-based recommendations … Because some ethnic groups, such as Native Americans and Hispanics, may be at higher risk than others

62. Archived: Abnormal Blood Glucose and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    October 26, 2015 - According to national data estimates from 2012, approximately 86 million Americans aged 20 years or older … diabetes or polycystic ovarian syndrome, or are members of certain racial/ethnic groups (that is, African Americans … , American Indians or Alaskan Natives, Asian Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, or Native Hawaiians or … Hispanics, the age-adjusted rate for diagnosed diabetes was 12.8%, with higher rates among Mexican Americans … Among Asian Americans, the diabetes prevalence rate was 9.0%, with higher rates among Filipinos (11.3%

63. Archived: Drug Abuse: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    January 01, 1996 - drug-related emergency visits in the U.S. reached all-time highs in 1993. 6 An estimated 5.5 million Americans … An estimated 5 million Americans smoke marijuana regularly (at least once a week), almost 500,000 use … used heroin or other injectable drug in the past year. 2 Others have estimated that up to 500,000 Americans … Discussion Many Americans

64. Qd4Zm2Uk2Ldubpa9Yyfbrm (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2014 - In addition, given the higher risks for death from oral cancer among African Americans and men, more … African Americans previously had higher incidence rates of oral and pharyngeal cancer than white persons … persons, along with a reduction in HPV-related and non–HPV-related oral and pharyngeal cancer in African Americans … Mortality rates are substantially higher in African Americans and in men; mortality rates in American

65. Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2012 - cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States and is diagnosed in more than 2 million Americans … The incidence of melanoma has been increas- ing among white Americans, from 8.7 per 100 000 persons in … DISCUSSION Burden of Disease Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer, affecting more than 2 million Americans … Mela- noma is much less common—the incidence among white Americans in 2008 was about 27.6 cases per 100

66. Archived: Healthy Diet and Physical Activity: Counseling for CVD Prevention in Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    June 15, 2012 - The “2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans” recommends that adults exercise for at least 150 … Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010. 7th ed. Washington, DC: U.S. … Department of Health and Human Services. 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans.

67. Ninth Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2019 - makes evidence-based recommendations about clinical preventive services to improve the health of all Americans … Mental illness, substance use, and violence affect the health and well-being of many Americans. … Mental illness, substance use, and violence affect many Americans. … In 2017, 51.8 million Americans used illicit drugs or misused prescription drugs.30 There were more … Few Americans receive all high-priority, appropriate clinical preventive services.

68. Interventions for High Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2023 - • The US Department of Health and Human Services published the “Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans … recommendations for how physical activity can help promote health and reduce the risk of chronic disease for Americans … The US Department of Health and Human Services published the “Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans … ommendations for how physical activity can help promote health and reduce the risk of chronic disease for Americans

69. Final Recommendation Statement: Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/RecommendationStatementFinal/healthy-diet-and-physical-activity-counseling-adults-with-high-risk-of-cvd
    November 24, 2020 - Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2015-2020. 8th ed. … Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. 2nd ed. US Department of Health and Human Services. … The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans.

70. Archived: Obesity: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/obesity-screening-1996
    January 01, 1996 - Survey (NHANES II) as a cutoff to define overweight in adults. 2 Approximately one third of adult Americans … 3 Other groups that have a high prevalence of obesity include Asian and Pacific Islanders, Native Americans … Dietary guidelines for Americans. 4th ed. [ PMC free article ] [ PubMed ] 44. … New guidelines for Americans: justified or injudicious?

71. 4Nuuvs6Nmztdbgjbg3Elke (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2020 - Groom, MPH Background: Most Americans do not meet diet and physical activ- ity recommendations despite … additional information on harms of physical activity from the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans … Department of Health and Human Services. 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. … Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans. 5th ed. Washington, DC: U.S. … Department of Health and Human Services. 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. 2008.

72. Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2013 - The Task Force works to improve the health of all Americans by making evidence-based recommendations

73. Screening for Iron Deficiency Anemia in Young Children (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2015 - The Task Force works to improve the health of all Americans by making evidence-based recommendations

74. Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Promote a Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for CVD in Adults: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2012 - The “2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans” recommends that adults exer- cise for at least … Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010. 7th ed. Washington, DC: U.S. … Department of Health and Human Services. 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans.

75. High-Priority Evidence Gaps For Clinical Preventive Services: 7th Annual Report to Congress (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/annual-report-to-congress-2017%20(2).pdf
    January 01, 2017 - makes evidence-based recommendations about clinical preventive services to improve the health of all Americans … these gaps and may result in important new recommendations that will help to improve the health of Americans … Evidence Gaps Relating to Specific Populations While the Task Force’s recommendations are for all Americans … The members of the Task Force look forward to their ongoing work to improve the health of all Americans … , American Indians or Alaskan Natives, Asian Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, or Native Hawaiians or

76. Screening for Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children Aged 5 Years or Younger (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2015 - The Task Force works to improve the health of all Americans by making evidence-based recommendations

77. Screening for Suicide Risk in Adolescents, Adults, and Older Adults in Primary Care (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2014 - The Task Force works to improve the health of all Americans by making evidence-based recommendations

78. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Syphilis Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review93/syphilis-infection-screening-2004
    July 15, 2004 - 1,000) than any other region in the U.S., accounting for 56 percent of reported cases. 6 African Americans … Although rates for African Americans declined 9.9 percent from 2000 to 2001, 62 percent of all reported … cases were in African Americans, representing a rate 16 times greater than that reported in whites.

79. Archived: Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/healthy-diet-and-physical-activity-counseling-adults-with-high-risk-of-cvd-august-2014
    August 26, 2014 - Department of Health and Human Services jointly issued the “Dietary Guidelines for Americans” 3 . … Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010. 7th ed. Washington, DC: U.S. … Department of Health and Human Services. 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans.

80. Archived: Obesity in Adults: Screening and Counseling, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/obesity-in-adults-screening-and-counseling-2003
    November 03, 2003 - more common in women and overweight is more common in men; obesity is especially common in African Americans … , Native Americans, Native Hawaiians, and some Hispanic populations. 5 Obesity and overweight are associated … Obesity and mortality in African-Americans. Nutr Rev 2000;58(11):346-53. 28.