The Public Health Foundation (PHF) is pleased to announce the availability of The Community Preventive Service Task Force’s (Task Force) 2013 Annual Report to Congress and Agencies Related to the Work of the Task Force​. 

The report: 

• Describes Task Force activities since its 2012 report​. 

• Lists key accomplishments of the Task Force.

• Outlines Task Force recommendations about proven means to prevent and control cardiovascular disease.

• Provides suggestions for how the evidence gaps​ about how to prevent cardiovascular disease might be filled. 

• Summarizes the full list of prevention opportunities reviewed by the Task Force. 

• Lays out priorities and plans for coming years. 

Click here for more information. 

The Community Preventive Services Task Force is an independent, nonfederal, unpaid panel appointed by the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, whose members represent a broad range of research, practice, and policy expertise in community preventive services, public health, health promotion, and disease prevention. The Guide to Community Preventive Services (The Community Guide)is a collection of all the evidence-based recommendations and other findings of the Task Force.

 

PHF encourages you to share the report with your staff, members, or other interested parties. 

Find out more about how PHF is helping to promote the evidence-based findings and recommendations in The Community Guide​.

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