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Announcements
The following is a list of announcements sent by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. For announcements issued before January 1, 2012, please select: www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/announcearch.htm.
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All 2013 Announcements
June 2013
6/11/13 Final Recommendation Statement: Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment
6/13/13 Public Comment on Draft Research Plan: Aspirin Use to Prevent Colorectal Cancer
6/17/13 Extension of Opportunity for Public Comment
6/18/13 USPSTF Update: Public Comment Period Extended
May 2013
5/02/13 Public Comment on Draft Research Plan: Screening for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Impaired Fasting Glucose, and Impaired Glucose Tolerance
5/14/13 Final Recommendation Statement: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions in Primary Care to Reduce Alcohol Misuse
5/21/13 Public Comment on Draft Evidence Report and Draft Recommendation Statement: Prevention of Dental Caries in Children From Birth Through Age 5 Years
5/28/13 Public Comment on Draft Recommendation Statement: Screening for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
5/30/13 Public Comment on Draft Research Plan: Screening for Depression in Children and Adolescents
April 2013
4/02/13 Public Comment on Draft Evidence Report and Draft Recommendation Statement: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer
4/09/13 Public Comment on Draft Recommendation Statement: Screening for Oral Cancer
4/11/13 Public Comment on Draft Research Plan: Screening for Iron Deficiency Anemia in Childhood and Pregnancy
4/16/13 Public Comment on Draft Recommendation Statement: Medications for Risk Reduction of Primary Breast Cancer in Women
4/23/13 Public Comment on Draft Recommendation Statement: Screening for Suicide Risk in Adolescents, Adults, and Older Adults
4/30/13 Final Recommendation Statement: Screening for HIV
March 2013
3/7/13 Public Comment on Draft Research Plan: Screening for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia
3/19/13 Public Comment on Draft Evidence Report and Draft Recommendation: Screening for Peripheral Artery Disease and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment With Ankle Brachial Index in Adults
3/21/13 Two New USPSTF Videos Available
3/28/13 Public Comment on Draft Research Plan: Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children
February 2013
2/12/13 USPSTF Has Two New Tools Available for Primary Care
2/19/13 Public Comment on Draft Statement: Screening for Glaucoma
2/21/13 2013 Appointment of New USPSTF Members
2/26/13 Final Recommendation Statement: Vitamin D and Calcium Supplementation to Prevent Fractures in Adults
2/26/13 Public Comment on Draft Recommendation: Screening for Hypertension in Children and Adolescents
January 2013
1/15/13 Public Comment on Draft Research Plan: Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis
1/15/13 Public Comment on Draft Research Plan: Interventions to Reduce the Nonmedical Use of Drugs in Children and Adolescents
1/22/13 Public Comment on Draft Recommendation: Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment
1/22/13 Final Recommendation Statement: Screening for Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse of Elderly and Vulnerable Adults
1/29/13 Public Comment on Draft Research Plan: Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections
1/29/13 Public Comment on Draft Research Plan: Behavioral Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Persons With Known Risk Factors
All 2012 Announcements
December 2012
November 2012
11/20/12 Public Comment on Draft Recommendation: Screening for HIV
11/27/12 Public Comment on Draft Recommendation: Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults
October 2012
10/09/12 Public Comment on Draft Research Plan: Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults
10/23/12 Final Recommendation Statement: Menopausal Hormone Therapy for the Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions
September 2012
9/11/12 Final Recommendation Statement: Screening for Ovarian Cancer
9/24/12 Public Comment on Draft Recommendation: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions in Primary Care to Reduce Alcohol Misuse
August 2012
8/14/12 Final Recommendation Statement: Screening for Hearing Loss in Older Adults
8/28/12 Final Recommendation Statement: Screening for Chronic Kidney Disease
July 2012
7/10/12 Public Comment on Draft Research Plan: Prevention of Dental Caries in Preschool-Aged Children
7/31/12 Final Recommendation Statement: Screening for Coronary Heart Disease With Electrocardiography
June 2012
6/12/12 USPSTF Posted Draft Recommendations for Public Comment on Vitamin D and Calcium Supplementation to Prevent Cancer and Osteoporotic Fractures and Screening Women for Intimate Partner Violence and Elderly and Vulnerable Adults for Abuse
6/19/12 EHC Releases Gestational Diabetes Evidence Report for Public Comment
6/26/12 Final USPSTF Recommendation Statements: Screening for Obesity and Counseling to Promote a Healthful Diet and Physical Activity in Adults
May 2012
5/04/12 AHRQ Seeks Nomination of New Members to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
5/08/12 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Release of Skin Cancer Final Recommendation Statement and Intimate Partner Violence Evidence Report
5/21/12 Release of USPSTF Final Recommendation on Screening for Prostate Cancer
5/23/12 AHRQ Recruiting Senior Coordinator to Support U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
5/29/12 USPSTF Releases Final Recommendation on the Prevention of Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults; Draft Recommendation for Public Comment and Evidence on Menopausal Hormone Therapy for the Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions
April 2012
4/10/12 USPSTF Draft Recommendation on Screening for Ovarian Cancer Now Available for Public Comment
4/10/12 AHRQ Seeks Nomination of New Members to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
4/17/12 Evidence Review Published on Chronic Kidney Disease
4/30/12 Draft Recommendation Statement on Screening for Chronic Kidney Disease Now Available for Public Comment
March 2012
3/14/12 Release of USPSTF Final Recommendations on Screening for Cervical Cancer
February 2012
2/07/12 Appointment of New Members to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
2/28/12 USPSTF Posts Draft Research Plan on BRCA Mutation Risk Assessment and Testing for Public Comment
January 2012
1/30/12 Scientific Director, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Current as of June 2013
Internet Citation:
Announcements. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/announcements.htm
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