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May 29, 2013 | Program Results Report
From 2010 to 2013, Sickness Prevention Achieved through Regional Collaboration (SPARC) worked with public health groups and design firms to plan 5over50, which will seek to spur older adults to tap five key preventive health services.
April 2, 2012 | Journal Article
As several studies have shown, an association between periodontal disease and chronic kidney disease (CKD), regular dental care may be an important strategy for reducing the burden of CKD.
June 27, 2011 | Program Results Report
Access HealthColumbus ran a pilot test of the Latino Health Connector, which provides health screening, navigation and educational services to Latino workers and their families in Columbus, Ohio.
April 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Both government and private health care systems have engaged in efforts to improve quality, but the effect of these initiatives on racial and ethnic disparities has not been well studied.
October 1, 2010 | Program Results Report
A team at the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified 24 community-level strategies to prevent childhood obesity, and paired each with a measure for evaluating its success.
December 28, 2010 | Issue Brief
New federal mandates expand coverage of preventative services in health insurance plans, such as vaccines and screenings.
November 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This study examined a nationally representative sample of U.S. Mexican American adults for hypertension and other related health care issues.
November 20, 2007 | Program Results Report
The Partnership for Prevention conducted a series of surveys and focus groups with employers to determine to what extent employer-sponsored health insurance plans offer coverage for clinical preventive services or promote their use.
May 27, 2003 | Program Results Report
The American College of Preventive Medicine conducted a study to analyze audiences and develop dissemination strategies for two guides to preventive health services: the Guide to Clinical Preventive Services and the Guide to Community Preventive Services.
May 1, 2003 | Program Results Report
The independent Task Force on Community Preventive Services formed by the federal CDC began to develop and publish the Guide to Community Preventive Services, a set of recommendations for disease prevention and control based on scientific evidence.