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1. USPSTF Analytic Framework for Child and Adolescent Health Topics | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/methods-and-processes/uspstf-analytic-framework-child-and-adolescent-health-topics
   October 01, 2017 - This flowchart serves the dual purpose of identifying questions to help structure the literature review … and of providing an "evidence map" after the review for the purpose of identifying gaps and weaknesses

2. Let’s Talk About It: Screening for Breast Cancer | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/lets-talk-about-it-screening-breast-cancer
   June 22, 2025 - The purpose of the guide is to help healthcare professionals explain the Task Force recommendation and

3. Procedure Manual Section 3. Topic Work Plan Development | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-section-3-topic-work-plan-development
   June 22, 2025 - The purpose of the work plan is to establish the review perspective for the upcoming review. … Force are for updating previous TF recommendations, the work plan template was developed with that purpose … These linkages serve the dual purpose of identifying questions to help structure the literature review … and of providing an "evidence map" after the review for the purpose of identifying gaps and weaknesses … The purpose is to locate existing synthesized evidence that should be incorporated or built upon in the

4. Exit Disclaimer | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/exit-disclaimer
   August 01, 2017 - This external link provides additional information that is consistent with the intended purpose of the

5. Privacy Policy | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/privacy-policy
   November 01, 2015 - Collection and Use of Personal Information We do not collect personal information on this site for any purpose … form, survey, etc., we use that information only to respond to your message or to fulfill the stated purpose

6. USPSTF and Cost Considerations (pdf file)
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2025-06/USPSTF-cost-considerations-2025-update.pdf
   January 01, 2025 - i.e., “what works”), and not consider cost, in part to avoid any misperception that the Task Force’s purpose

7. Final Research Plan: Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Persons: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/tobacco-use-in-adults-and-pregnant-women-counseling-and-interventions
   July 12, 2018 - A review will be considered “systematic” if it: 1) includes a clear statement of the purpose of the review … the criteria used to select studies for inclusion; and 4) presents the findings relevant to the main purpose

8. Archived: Final Research Plan: Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Women: Behavioral and Pharmacotherapy Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan88/tobacco-use-in-adults-and-pregnant-women-counseling-and-interventions-september-2015
   February 18, 2014 - meta-analysis A review will be considered “systematic” if it: 1) includes a clear statement of the purpose … the criteria used to select studies for inclusion; and 4) presents the findings relevant to the main purpose

9. USPSTF and Cost Considerations (pdf file)
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/uspstf-cost-considerations-fact-sheet-2021.pdf
   January 01, 2021 - i.e., “what works”), and not consider cost, in part to avoid any misperception that the Task Force’s purpose

10. USPSTF and Cost Considerations (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/uspstf-cost-considerations-fact-sheet-2021_0.pdf
    January 01, 2021 - i.e., “what works”), and not consider cost, in part to avoid any misperception that the Task Force’s purpose

11. Procedure Manual Appendix I. Congressional Mandate Establishing the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-appendix-i
    April 01, 2019 - Public Law 106-129 (1999) and Public Laws 111-148 and 111-152 (2010), Sec. 4003): ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE … the effectiveness, appropriateness, and cost-effectiveness of clinical preventive services for the purpose

12. Ocular Prophylaxis of Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum: Evidence Update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/nfq4s8fZc4JZeprE8FnQYW
    August 01, 2010 - of povidone- iodine may be useful in preventing ophthalmia neonatorum (6), but a product for this purpose … Use of povidone-iodine in a 2.5% solution may also be useful, but a product for this purpose is … solution may be an effective prophylactic regimen, but more studies are required, and a product for this purpose

13. Recommendations in Progress | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation-topics/recommendations-in-progress
    June 22, 2025 - The purpose of a review is to update a recommendation based on new research or to add a new recommendation

14. Procedure Manual Appendix V. Work Plan/Research Plan Template | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-appendix-v-work-planresearch-plan-template
    July 01, 2017 - Purpose and Background Purpose This report will be used by the USPSTF to: What is the history of … section into the research plan template for public comment posting, so it should be written with that purpose

15. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Ocular Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review52/ocular-prophylaxis-for-gonococcal-ophthalmia-neonatorum-preventive-medication-2011
    July 15, 2011 - solution of povidone-iodine may be useful in preventing ophthalmia neonatorum, 6 but a product for this purpose … Use of povidone-iodine in a 2.5% solution may also be useful, but a product for this purpose is not available … solution may be an effective prophylactic regimen, but more studies are required, and a product for this purpose

16. Procedure Manual Appendix XIII. Template for Scoping the “Decision Problem” to Address Through Decision Modeling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-appendix-xiii-template-scoping-decision-problem-address-through-decision-modeling
    July 01, 2017 - societal, health plan) undertaken, funder of model, original intended audience, and original development purpose

17. Let’s Talk About It: Discussion Guides | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation-topics/lets-talk-about-it-discussion-guides
    April 01, 2024 - The purpose of the guide is to help healthcare professionals explain the Task Force recommendation and

18. Archived: Drug Use, Illicit: Primary Care Interventions for Children and Adolescents | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/drug-use-illicit-primary-care-interventions-for-children-and-adolescents-march-2014
    March 11, 2014 - For the purpose of this recommendation statement, “drug use” encompasses the general concepts of “illicit … “Nonmedical use of pharmaceuticals” includes the use of prescribed medications for a purpose other than … prescribed (or by a person not prescribed the medication) or the use of over-the-counter drugs for a purpose … was prescribed or recommended, often by a person other than for whom it was prescribed and for the purpose

19. Procedure Manual Section 5. Modeling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-section-5-modeling
    July 05, 2017 - The purpose of either of these is to estimate the population impact of a given preventive service. … any relevant primary research, searches for existing models should emphasize specificity, since the purpose

20. Final Research Plan: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening
    November 30, 2017 - If a patient has a computed tomography scan for another purpose and no AAA is identified, is that considered