Integrating Evidence-Based Clinical and Community Strategies to Improve Health

Judith K. Ockene, Elizabeth A. Edgerton, Steven M. Teutsch, Lucy N. Marion, Therese Miller, Janice L. Genevro, Carol J. Loveland-Cherry, Jonathan E. Fielding, Peter A. Briss

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Abstract

Multiple and diverse preventive strategies in clinical and community settings are necessary to improve health. This paper (1) introduces evidence-based recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Community Task Force sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (2) examines, using a social-ecologic model, the evidence-based strategies for use in clinical and community settings to address preventable health-related problems such as tobacco use and obesity, and (3) advocates for prioritization and integration of clinical and community preventive strategies in the planning of programs and policy development, calling for additional research to develop the strategies and systems needed to integrate them.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)244-252
Number of pages9
JournalAmerican Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume32
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2007

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Epidemiology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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