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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/intimate-partner-violence-and-elderly-abuse-screening-2004
March 08, 2004 - who witness intimate partner violence are at risk for developmental delay, school failure, violent behavior … violence against adolescent girls and associated substance use, unhealthy weight control, sexual risk behavior … Exposure to violence and victimization and fighting behavior by urban black adolescents.
                                     
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/prevention-of-human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-pre-exposure-prophylaxis
August 22, 2023 - Persons who request PrEP may have undisclosed behaviors that put them at risk. … However, certain risk factors or behaviors are known to place persons at increased risk of HIV. … Persons who request PrEP may have undisclosed behaviors that put them at risk. … This can facilitate the subsequent discussion between clinician and patient about factors or behaviors … HIV Surveillance Report: HIV Infection, Risk, Prevention, and Testing Behaviors Among Transgender Women
                                     
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March 01, 2005 - false-negative and true-negative
results) may provide false reassurance to continue
high-risk sexual behaviors … The USPSTF did not examine the evidence for
the effectiveness of counseling to avoid high-risk
sexual behavior … There are known health
benefits of avoiding high-risk sexual behavior,
including prevention of sexually … Negative test results may
potentially provide false reassurance to continue
high-risk sexual behavior
                                     
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/rtc2016rev_2%20(3).pdf
December 01, 2016 - evidence and makes recommendations about the effectiveness of screening tests, 
counseling about healthful behaviors … These recommendations include screening tests, counseling about healthful 
behaviors, and preventive … N
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5. Cancer Prevention 
6. … Counseling About Sun-Protective Behaviors in Families With Children Under Age 10 to Reduce the Risk for
                                     
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/perinatal-depression-preventive-interventions
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 Final Research Plan 
 Perinatal Depression: Preventive Interventions 
 August    11, 2016 
 Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of the U.S. government. They should not… 
                                     
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December 01, 2015 - harms of measuring blood glu-
cose and initiating lifestyle modifications that include
healthy eating behaviors
                                     
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/2021-uspstf-annual-report-to-congress.pdf
January 01, 2021 - conditions (e.g., high blood 
pressure, unhealthy cholesterol levels, diabetes, and obesity), age, some behaviors … .22,23 Risk factors for cancer include some health conditions 
(e.g., obesity and diabetes), age, some behaviors … Health at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 
where he serves as the director of the Division of Health & Behavior
                                     
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June 09, 2020 - -
rent mental health diagnoses.25 Risk factors for drug use in youth in-
clude aggressive childhood behavior … Drugs,
Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction.
National Institute on Drug Abuse; 2014.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/drug-use-illicit-screening-january-2008
January 15, 2008 - Addictive Behaviors  1990;15:257-64.
                                     
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January 15, 2008 - Addictive 
Behaviors 1990;15:257-264.
                                     
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/problem-drinking-screening-1996
January 01, 1996 - violence, unemployment, and poverty (see Chapters 49- 51). 10  Intoxication may lead to unsafe sexual behavior … questionnaires have been developed which focus on consequences of drinking and perceptions of drinking behavior … The AUDIT incorporates questions about drinking quantity, frequency, and binge behavior along with questions … Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance—United States, 1993.  MMWR . 1995;44(SS-1):1–56.   45.
                                     
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August 01, 2023 - Persons who request PrEP may have undisclosed behaviors that put them at risk.
                                     
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March 15, 2025 - AHRQ Seeks Nominations of New Members to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force 
 
 
 
 
 
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January 01, 2024 - 40 years, the Task Force recommendations have played a crucial role in promoting health and healthy 
behaviors … Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services 
Recent evidence gaps related to 
promoting healthy behaviors
                                     
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/unhealthy-alcohol-use-adolescents-adults-screening-counseling-draft-evidence-review
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November 20, 2012 - There remains little direct evidence on the effects of testing and counseling about risky behaviors on … Two studies on effects of counseling regarding sexual behaviors in HIV serodiscordant couples 25 ,  26 … No study estimated the effects of counseling HIV-positive persons about injection drug use behaviors … Reducing sexual risk behavior among steady heterosexual serodiscordant couples in a testing and counseling … To what extent does knowledge of HIV-positive status affect behaviors associated with increased risk
                                     
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-primary-care-screening-for-and-treatment-of/depression-in-adults-screening
January 26, 2016 - b  Nondirective therapy involves empathic, reflective listening rather than advice or direction in behavior … a  Nondirective therapy involves empathic, reflective listening rather than advice or direction in behavior
                                     
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/RecommendationStatementFinal/skin-cancer-counseling-2003
October 06, 2003 - burns easily, are at highest risk for developing skin cancer and would benefit most from sun protection behaviors … counseling have examined intermediate outcomes such as knowledge and attitudes rather than changes in behavior … Potential Harms of Skin Protection Behaviors 
 There are limited data regarding potential harms of counseling … or of specific skin protection behaviors. … However, no studies have evaluated the effects of sun protection behaviors on these outcomes.
                                     
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April 01, 2009 - Recognition of Behavior
The “5-A” behavioral counseling framework provides
a useful strategy for engaging … Effectiveness of Interventions to Change Behavior
In nonpregnant adults, the USPSTF found convinc-
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 Our Members The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is made up of 16 volunteer members who are nationally recognized experts in prevention, evidence-based medicine, and primary care. The…