Partnership for Prevention - Community Preventive Services

Community Preventive Services

Community preventive services are laws, education campaigns, healthcare system changes or other policies and programs aimed at improving health among populations of people. The Task Force on Community Preventive Services, an expert body convened by the CDC, provides guidance in selecting effective community preventive services. For more information, go to http://www.thecommunityguide.org.

Partnership resources include: The Community Health Promotion Handbook: Action Guides to Improve Community Health (2008) — An evidence-based tool developed by Partnership for Prevention and CDC that translates specific recommendations from The Guide to Community Preventive Services (Community Guide) into easy-to-follow implementation guidance. Topics address diabetes management, physical activity, and tobacco-use treatment. Health Policy Priorities for States Summaries of evidence supporting eight policies. Comprehensive and Integrated Chronic Disease Prevention Action Planning Handbook and Case Studies (2005) — A guide for states and communities to develop and implement integrated chronic disease prevention programs.
Take Action to Prevent Chronic Diseases (2005) — Seven recommendations to public health officials and policymakers on actions to improve health among Americans and to reduce health care costs associated with chronic diseases. Creating Communities for Active Aging (2001) — A guide for encouraging older adults to walk and bike.		From the Field: Four Communities Implement Active Aging Programs (2002) — Examples of community programs and guidance on how communities can evaluate these efforts. Program Evaluation: Measuring the Impact of Active Aging Programs (2002) — A step-by-step approach to evaluation that communities can apply to their own programs.

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