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About Prevention TaskForce
Prevention TaskForce is a quick, hands-on tool designed to help
primary … practitioners at San Francisco General Hospital to
provide evidence-based support to primary … USPSTF recommendations apply to preventive services that are offered in a primary care setting (such … as a
Pap smear to detect cervical cancer), services that are available through primary … The recommendations made by the USPSTF are intended for use in primary care settings.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/child-maltreatment-primary-care-interventions-november-2018
August 18, 2016 - The first key question examines whether primary care–feasible or referrable interventions result in reduced … What are the harms of primary care–feasible or referable interventions to prevent child maltreatment? … care–feasible or referable settings, including pediatric, primary care, family medicine, school-based … clinic, or other settings where primary care services are offered; services that could result from an … (including delivery hospitals, in-home settings, and nonspecialty settings)
Settings that are not primary
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/unhealthy-alcohol-use-adolescents-adults-behavioral-counseling-interventions
February 01, 2024 - Does primary care screening for unhealthy alcohol use in adolescents and adults reduce alcohol use or … Does primary care screening for unhealthy alcohol use in adolescents and adults reduce morbidity or mortality … care setting or one that is applicable to or referable from primary care, including: primary care clinics … care with a defined population (e.g., primary care clinic, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for … results were published from 1985 to present
Studies whose primary results were published prior to
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August 01, 2015 - care settings, the role of surveillance by
primary care clinicians, whether screening and interventions … This recommendation discusses the
identification and treatment of
“primary” speech and language delays … a primary care
setting. … care setting, if
the results can be readily interpreted
by a primary care clinician. … The applicability of the evidence to
screening in primary care is limited
by several factors.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/tobacco-cessation-adults-interventions
February 27, 2025 - obstructive pulmonary disease, cardiovascular conditions, cancer, and HIV)
Interventions
Primary … care–relevant tobacco cessation interventions that can be provided in primary care or are feasible to … refer to from primary care, including FDA-approved pharmacotherapy (i.e., nicotine replacement therapy … mass media, community-wide campaigns), inpatient programs
Setting
Any setting applicable to primary … care, including interventions that take place in settings that can be referred to from primary care
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April 01, 2016 - Primary Funding Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality. … As such, primary prevention
of cancer is an important public health objective. … and
secondary
CVD
prevention
Primary and
secondary
CVD
prevention
Primary and
secondary
CVD
prevention … Primary and
secondary
CVD
prevention
Primary CVD
prevention
Primary and
secondary
CVD
prevention … –1.05) AAA, BMD*, POPADAD, WHS
Primary ≥4 y Daily 3 9765 0.88 (0.75–1.02) AAA, BMD*, POPADAD
Primary
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January 01, 2025 - Services Task Force (USPSTF or Task Force) is a scientifically independent group of national
experts in primary … The Task Force makes recommendations about
preventive services offered in the primary care setting or … referred by a primary care clinician. … The Task Force is
made up experts in the felds of preventive medicine and primary care, including internal … National organizations that represent primary care clinicians, consumers, and other primary care stakeholders
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June 22, 2025 - Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening Atrial Fibrillation: Screening Breast Cancer: Screening Breastfeeding: Primary … Care Behavioral Counseling Interventions Prevention of Child Maltreatment: Primary Care Interventions … Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents: Interventions Hormone Therapy in Postmenopausal Persons: Primary … Prophylaxis Prevention of Dental Caries in Children Younger Than 5 Years: Screening and Interventions Primary … Cancer: Screening Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children: Screening Statin Use for the Primary
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/vitamin-d-calcium-or-combined-supplementation-for-the-primary-prevention-of-fractures-in-adults-preventive-medication
June 23, 2016 - Print
Final Research Plan
Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary … fractures at any site other than face, skull, finger, toe, and heel; total primary major osteoporotic … 1: Intervention duration of <1 month
KQ 2: No exclusions
Setting
Community and primary … there are several systematic reviews on the same topic with similar conclusions and the same set of primary … review with either the latest cutoff date for the end of the literature search or the most included primary
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July 07, 2015 - Screening Tests
The USPSTF found inadequate evidence on specific screening tests for use in primary … This recommendation discusses the identification and treatment of “primary” speech and language delays … a primary care setting. … care setting, if the results can be readily interpreted by a primary care clinician. … The applicability of the evidence to screening in primary care is limited by several factors.
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April 01, 2004 - Preschool Children - Recommendations and Rationale
Summary of
Recommendations
The USPSTF recommends that primary … supplementation at
currently recommended doses to preschool children
older than 6 months of age whose primary … that, in preschool
children with low fluoride exposure, prescription of
oral fluoride supplements by primary … Primary care clinicians are often the first
and only health professionals whom children
visit. … The primary care clinician’s knowledge
of the fluoride level of his or her patients’ primary
water supply
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April 01, 2013 - Use of Medications to Reduce Risk for Primary Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review of the USPSTF
Use … of Medications to Reduce Risk for Primary Breast Cancer:
A Systematic Review for the U.S. … Primary Funding Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality. … Forgetting was the primary reason
for nonadherence for 62% of women at 36 months. … Patient reluctance toward
tamoxifen use for breast cancer primary prevention.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary2/dental-caries-in-children-from-birth-through-age-5-years-screening-2014
June 15, 2013 - What are the harms of oral health screening by the primary care clinician? … teeth and 51% to 81% for primary tooth surfaces) 2 . … care providers or in primary care settings. … What are the harms of oral health screening by the primary care clinician? … teeth and 51%–81% for primary tooth surface).
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March 11, 2025 - assess the balance of benefits and harms
of screening for food insecurity on health outcomes in the primary … Study settings included
primary care (4 studies), primary care plus emergency department
(2 studies), … Primary care–
based and primary care–referrable interventions generally offer only
limited “treatment … Screening for food insecurity in the
primary care setting: type of visit matters. … The effectiveness of food insecurity screening in
pediatric primary care.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/suicide-risk-in-adolescents-adults-and-older-adults-screening
May 20, 2014 - Additional time would be needed in the primary care visit to accommodate screening. … primary care patients aged 18 to 70 years 17 . … Screening for suicide risk in primary care: a systematic evidence review for the U.S. … Screening for suicide ideation among older primary care patients. … Suicidal ideation in primary care. J Gen Intern Med . 1996;11(8):447-53.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary9/alcohol-misuse-screening-and-behavioral-counseling-interventions-in-primary-care-2013
September 25, 2012 - Primary Funding Source : Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … -based data 13 revealed that 21.3% of primary care patients reported risky drinking. … First, the scope of our review was limited to primary care settings. … Brief intervention in a primary care setting for hazardous drinkers. … A randomized controlled trial in community-based primary care practices.
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Evidence Summary
Breastfeeding: Primary … Primary care interventions to promote breastfeeding: U.S. … Interventions in Primary Care to Promote Breastfeeding: A Systematic Review. … Interventions in primary care to promote breastfeeding: an evidence review for the U.S. … Effect of primary care intervention on breastfeeding duration and intensity.
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Intervention/
Comparison
Outcomes/
Timing Setting
Research is needed to develop and validate
primary … or older who
are unselected for risk
or at increased risk for
falls
Interventions that are
primary … ):
• Falls
• Mortality (all-cause
and fall-related)
• Fall-related
morbidity, defined as:
Primary … or older who
are unselected for risk
or at increased risk for
falls
Interventions that are
primary … -based
primary care
or primary
care–
referrable
settings
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Grade: B
Apply fluoride varnish to the primary
teeth of all infants and children
starting at the … age of primary tooth
eruption. … statement
Risk Assessment
All children are at potential risk for dental caries; those whose primary … All children with erupted
primary teeth can benefit from the periodic application of fluoride varnish … benefit of
providing fluoride varnish application to
all children starting at the age of
eruption of primary
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Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Clinical Summary
Figure. … Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Clinical Summary
Population