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June 01, 2009 - RATIONALE
Importance
An estimated 24 000 infants are born each year to
women in the United States who … They should not be construed as an official posi-
tion of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Congress mandates that the Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality support the operations of the USPSTF … Rockville, MD: Agency for Health-
care Research and Quality; 2004. … , PhD, RN (Arizona State University
College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation, Phoenix, Arizona);
Virginia
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/lipid-disorders-screening-children-adolescents-final-rec-bulletin.pdf
July 18, 2023 - Grade in this recommendation:
I: The balance of benefits and harms
cannot be determined. … In addition, the potential long-term harms of treating children and adolescents to
lower cholesterol … “In the absence of evidence, healthcare professionals should use their judgment when deciding whether … online in the Journal of the American Medical Association, as well as on the Task Force website at … The Task Force is an independent, volunteer panel of national experts in prevention and evidence-based
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/breastfeeding-primary-care-interventions
April 11, 2025 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … by health care professionals during pregnancy, including having their preferences ignored. 21 Research … Additional information has been added to the Importance section and the Practice Considerations section … Health Care Women Int . 2013;34(7):607-625.
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October 01, 2022 - risk in adolescents and the 2016 recommendation statement on screening for MDD in children and adolescents … Youth diagnosed with depression and their
healthcare professional should decide together with the parents … • If antidepressants are used, the USPSTF recommends that healthcare professionals follow US Food … • In the absence of evidence, healthcare professionals should use their judgement based on individual … Depression is a leading cause of disability in the US.
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July 01, 2007 - (I recommendation)
Rationale
Importance: There is good evidence that children with lipid disorders … 1
parent with a high TC level (TC >240 mg/dL) in the context of regular health care. … Prepared for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) by
the Oregon Evidence-based Practice … Health care for adolescents. … power of studies, important flaws in their design or conduct, gaps in the chain
of evidence, or lack
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening
May 10, 2022 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … in the grade of the recommendation. 11 In its deliberation of the evidence, the USPSTF considers whether … diagnostic criteria in the Importance and Practice Consideration sections. … The US Congress mandates that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) support the operations
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April 01, 2009 - RATIONALE
Importance
Tobacco use, cigarette smoking in particular, is the
leading preventable cause … of death in the United States. … They should not be construed as an official posi-
tion of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Congress mandates that the Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality support the operations of the USPSTF … ACOG Committee on Health Care for Underdeserved Women. ACOG
committee opinion.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-recommendation/breastfeeding-interventions
October 22, 2024 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Systemic or structural racism results in policies and practices, including healthcare delivery, that … access to breastfeeding support, including in healthcare settings. … . 1 The participants in the majority of the U.S.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/skin-cancer-screening
April 18, 2023 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Systemic or structural racism results in policies and practices, including health care delivery, that … care delivery in the US differ from the characteristics in available studies. 8 , 20
Given the limitations … As such, health care professionals are encouraged to use their clinical judgment when deciding whether … The impact of demographics, socioeconomics, and health care access on melanoma outcomes.
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July 01, 2008 - RATIONALE
Importance
In pregnant women, asymptomatic bacteriuria has
been associated with an increased … The presence of at least 105 colony-
forming units per mL of urine, of a single uropathogen,
and in a … screening in populations with a
low prevalence of the condition. … They should not be construed as an official posi-
tion of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Congress mandates that the Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality support the operations of the USPSTF
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July 01, 2005 - delivery
of preventive services) only in the presence of sufficient evidence of adequate quality. … seeks high quality evidence for
each of the linkages in the analytic framework. … It is discouraging that even extreme obesity is
sometimes ignored by physicians and other health care … to prevent and mitigate the effects of obesity in the population.5,7
While the “I” recommendation … : role
of the pediatrician and health care professional.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/ER_LzXdmdRcZ463r4UrGtz
September 01, 2005 - This counseling
should be done by suitably trained health care providers. … trained health care providers outweigh the harms. … It is best delivered by a suitably trained
health care provider. … Among these
are the potential for burdening patients with the knowl-
edge of mutations of unknown importance … USPSTF
Web site (www.preventiveservices.ahrq.gov) and in print through the
Agency for Healthcare Research
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April 01, 2023 - Systemic or structural racism results in policies and practices, includ-
ing health care delivery, that … in other health care settings (eg, various specialty outpa-
tient clinics or research facilities).1,10 … American Academy of Pediatrics.
Recommendations for preventive pediatric health
care. … Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care. … Committee on Adolescent Health Care.
Committee opinion no. 714: obesity in adolescents.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/99YKN27_cW9CRosq9RUMnv
March 11, 2025 - the evidence on the benefits and harms of screening for food insecurity
in the health care setting. … conducted in a clini-
cal setting or identified through a health care delivery or payment
system and … care systems. … Meanings and
misunderstandings: a social determinants of health
lexicon for health care systems. … the delivery of reproductive
health care.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/tfmethods.pdf
January 01, 2020 - be targeted at healthcare systems including
linicians’ offices as well as at schools, worksites, other … fforts demonstrate the importance of incorporating
omplementary activities at each level of influence … Studies have
emonstrated the importance and feasibility of devel-
ping pathways or linkages between clinical … ost effectiveness of interventions from the societal,
ndividual, and healthcare system perspectives–could … onclusion
ajor improvements in health have occurred as a
esult of effective health care and clinical
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January 01, 2001 - for men
and 32% for women in the United States.5 CHD
accounted for $78 billion in health care costs … The Canadian Task
Force on Preventive Health Care in 1994 recom-
mended “case-finding” in all men aged … 30 to 59 years
who present to their health care providers and clinical
judgment in other cases.13 The … College of Preventive Medicine, and
the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care; and U.S. … The
impact of health care advice given in primary care on cardiovascular risk:
CELL Study Group.
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October 15, 2018 - Rationale
Importance
In the United States, the rate of gonococcal ophthalmia neonato-
rum was an estimated … in the grade of the recommendation.9
In its deliberation of the evidence, the USPSTF considers whether … IMPORTANCE In the United States, the rate of gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum was an
estimated 0.4 … Care System, Palo Alto, California
(Owens); Stanford University, Stanford, California
(Owens); Harvard … The US Congress mandates that
the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ) support the operations
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July 02, 2002 - and
Gynecologists emphasizes the importance of
clinician judgment and recommends that any
decision … women.11 The Canadian Task Force
on Preventive Health Care recommends that
clinicians counsel women … A joint guideline
from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health
Care and the Canadian Breast Cancer … Lieu, MD, MPH
(Associate Professor, Department of
Ambulatory Care and Prevention,
Harvard Pilgrim Health … Care and
Harvard Medical School, Boston,
MA)
Cynthia D.
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January 10, 2017 - Rationale
Importance
Neural tube defects are major birth defects of the brain and spine
that occur early … Nutrition Examination Survey
IMPORTANCE Neural tube defects are among the most common major congenital … The US Congress mandates that
the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ) support the operations … ACOG committee opinion number
313, September 2005: the importance of
preconception care in the continuum … of women’s
health care.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/hiv-sexually-transmitted-diseases-behavioral-counseling-1996
January 01, 1996 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … made more widely available by health care providers in clinics for sexually transmitted diseases, family … Patients using condoms should be informed about the importance of using them in accordance with recommended … J Adolesc Health Care . 1990;11:298–303. [ PubMed ] 86. Cohen DA, Dent C, MacKinnon D, et al. … Canadian guide to clinical preventive health care.