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61. Archived: Chlamydial Infection: Screening, 2001 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    January 01, 2001 - for chlamydial infection reduces the incidence of pelvic inflammatory disease and fair evidence that community-based … Clinicians should consider the characteristics of the communities they serve in determining appropriate … Prevalence of chlamydial infection varies widely among communities and patient populations. … two ecologic analyses in Europe reported reductions in ectopic pregnancy and PID with the advent of community-based … Moreover, better data on the prevalence and incidence of infection in community practice are needed to

62. Archived: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-screening-1996
    January 01, 1996 - Community-wide changes may have been more important than identification of seropositive persons, however … decline after HIV counseling and testing but also declined among unscreened patients. 117 , 129 In a community … Community prevalence provides only a crude measure of individual risk, however, and should not replace … patient preference, easier implementation, and increased sensitivity compared to screening based on community … The definition of high-risk community is imprecise.

63. Emerging Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease: A Summary of Systematic Reviews Conducted for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2009 - In the ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities) Study, adding carotid IMT scores to a risk prediction … The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. Diabetes Care. 1997;20:935-42. … Coronary heart disease risk prediction in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. … Common carotid intima-media thickness is predictive of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in elderly community-dwelling … electrophoretically detected lipoprotein(a) for coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular disease in a community-based

64. Draft Recommendation: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    December 05, 2023 - Update in Progress for Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions … the decision to offer multifactorial interventions to prevent falls to community-dwelling adults age … of specific medications that can increase fall risk, environmental or occupational hazards, home or neighborhood … Interventions to prevent falls in community-dwelling older adults: U.S. … Community-based intervention to optimise falls risk management: a randomised controlled trial.

65. Interventions to Prevent Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    June 04, 2024 - Interventions to Prevent Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force … POPULATION Community-dwelling adults 65 years or older at increased risk of falls. … falls in community-dwelling adults 65 years or older who are at increased risk for falls. … specific medications that can increase fall risk, environ- mental or occupational hazards, home or neighborhood … Clinician Summary: Interventions to Prevent Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults Community-dwelling

66. Recommendation: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    April 18, 2023 - centers; primary and middle schools; outdoor occupational, recreational, and tourism settings; and communities … These geographic-specific data can help communities better meet their unique melanoma prevention needs … centers; primary and middle schools; outdoor occupational, recreational, and tourism settings; and communities … These geography-specific data can help communities better meet their unique melanoma prevention needs … The Community Guide. Community Preventive Services Task Force. Accessed March 2, 2023.

67. Screening for Skin Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    August 01, 2022 - • The Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends interventions for skin cancer prevention in … These geographic-specific data can help communities better meet their unique melanoma prevention needs … 59.6%] family practice clinicians vs 243 [56.4%] internists).15 Additional Tools and Resources The Community … These geography-specific data can help communities better meet their unique melanoma prevention needs … The Community Guide. Community Preventive Services Task Force.

68. Reports to Congress | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    November 01, 2020 - calls attention to high-priority research gaps related to promoting health across the lifespan, in all communities … Community Preventive Services Task Force Complementing the work of the USPSTF, preventive services at … the community level are addressed by the  Community Preventive Services Task Force , which also issues

69. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Focuses on Evidence Gaps Related to Women’s Health in 2015 Report to Congress (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2016 - Preventive services improve women's health and can yield benefits for their families and communities

70. Recommendation: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    June 04, 2024 - the decision to offer multifactorial interventions to prevent falls to community-dwelling adults 65 … Community-dwelling adults 65 years or older: The USPSTF recommends exercise interventions to prevent … falls in community-dwelling adults 65 years or older who are at increased risk for falls. … These recommendations apply to community-dwelling adults 65 years or older who are at increased risk … of specific medications that can increase fall risk, environmental or occupational hazards, home or neighborhood

71. Let's Talk About It (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2024-04/breast-cancer-screening-lets-talk-about-it-final-rec-discussion-guide.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - and persistent inequities, certain racial and ethnic groups, people with lower incomes, and rural communities

72. Archived: Chlamydial Infection (Including Ocular Prophylaxis in Newborns): Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chlamydial-infection-screening-1996
    January 01, 1996 - women with other STDs, incarcerated women, 20 and women seeking abortions. 21 In high-risk urban communities … , depending on age and other risk factors. 24 Many sites serving younger women and high-risk urban communities … Risk of infection depends on both individual sexual behavior and the prevalence of chlamydia in the community … using urine-based tests (LE, EIA, or PCR) may be a useful strategy to prevent spread of infection in communities … consult local public health authorities for guidance in identifying high-risk populations within their community

73. Archived: Chlamydial Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chlamydial-infection-screening-2007
    June 15, 2007 - African-Americans and Hispanic women and men have higher prevalence rates than the general population in many communities … African-American and Hispanic women have a higher prevalence of infection than the general population in many communities … In some communities, this may involve home- or school-based screening programs. … (Carl Weihl Professor of Pediatrics and Director of the Division of General and Community Pediatrics, … (Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia

74. Archived: Chlamydial Infection (Including Ocular Prophylaxis in Newborns): Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chlamydial-infection-including-ocular-prophylaxis-screening-1996
    January 01, 1996 - women with other STDs, incarcerated women, 20 and women seeking abortions. 21 In high-risk urban communities … , depending on age and other risk factors. 24 Many sites serving younger women and high-risk urban communities … Risk of infection depends on both individual sexual behavior and the prevalence of chlamydia in the community … using urine-based tests (LE, EIA, or PCR) may be a useful strategy to prevent spread of infection in communities … consult local public health authorities for guidance in identifying high-risk populations within their community

75. Archived: Syphilis Infection in Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/syphilis-infection-in-pregnancy-screening-2009
    May 15, 2009 - drug users Those diagnosed with other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) Other women living in communities … infection include uninsured women, women living in poverty, sex workers, illicit drug users, and women in communities

76. Final Research Plan: Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Children and Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/elevated-blood-lead-levels-in-childhood-and-pregnancy-screening
    October 13, 2016 - * Are there valid risk prediction tools available that identify communities at highest risk for lead … * Are there valid risk prediction tools available that identify communities at highest risk for lead … All KQs: Settings applicable to U.S. primary care settings, including pediatric outpatient clinics, community … 4–6: The above plus settings referable from primary care settings All other settings, including community … 4–6: The above plus settings referable from primary care settings All other settings, including community

77. Draft Recommendation: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    February 15, 2022 - which persons to screen for syphilis, clinicians should consider the prevalence of infection in the communities … quality health care, 6 and differences in sexual network characteristics (e.g., individuals living in communities … The Community Preventive Services Task Force has issued several recommendations on the prevention of … The Community Guide discusses interventions that have been efficacious in school settings, and for men … Epidemiology of STD disparities in African American communities.

78. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Draft Recommendations on Oral Health in Primary Care: More research is needed to recommend for or against screening and interventions in school-aged children and adults without symptoms (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/oral-health-screening-interventions-draft-rec-bulletin.pdf
    June 20, 2023 - Low socioeconomic status, lack of dental insurance, and living in communities with dental professional

79. Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Screening for Breast Cancer (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/files/breast-cancer/Breast_Cancer_DRS_News_Bulletin.pdf
    June 05, 2023 - save more lives for people experiencing disparities related to racism, lack of access to care in rural communities … Nicholson is a senior associate dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion and professor of prevention and community

80. Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults (pdf file)
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    March 21, 2022 - and help eliminate the inequities in cardiovascular disease and statin use among Black and Hispanic communities