The Guide to Clinical Preventive Services includes U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on screening, counseling, and preventive medication topics and includes clinical considerations for each topic. This new pocket guide provides general practitioners, internists, family practitioners, pediatricians, nurses, and nurse practitioners with an authoritative source for making decisions about preventive services.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is an independent panel of experts in primary care and prevention that systematically reviews the evidence of effectiveness and develops recommendations for clinical preventive services. Sponsored since 1998 by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the Task Force is the leading independent panel of private-sector experts in prevention and primary care.

Contents

• What the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Grades Mean
• Foreword
• Preface
• Section 1. Preventive Services Recommended by the USPSTF
• Section 2. Recommendations for Adults
  • Cancer
    • Screening for Bladder Cancer in Adults
    • Genetic Risk Assessment and BRCA Mutation Testing for Breast and Ovarian Cancer Susceptibility
    • Chemoprevention of Breast Cancer
    • Screening for Breast Cancer
    • Screening for Cervical Cancer
    • Screening for Colorectal Cancer
    • Lung Cancer Screening
    • Screening for Oral Cancer
    • Screening for Ovarian Cancer
    • Screening for Pancreatic Cancer
    • Screening for Prostate Cancer
    • Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer
    • Screening for Skin Cancer
    • Screening for Testicular Cancer
    • Routine Vitamin Supplementation to Prevent Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease
  • Heart and Vascular Diseases
    • Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
    • Aspirin for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events
    • Screening for Coronary Heart Disease
    • Screening for High Blood Pressure
    • Screening for Lipid Disorders in Adults
    • Screening for Peripheral Arterial Disease
  • Infectious Diseases
    • Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria
    • Screening for Chlamydial Infection
    • Screening for Genital Herpes
    • Screening for Gonorrhea
    • Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection
    • Screening for Hepatitis C in Adults
    • Screening for HIV
    • Screening for Syphilis Infection
  • Injury and Violence
    • Screening for Family and Intimate Partner Violence
  • Mental Health Conditions and Substance Abuse
    • Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions in Primary Care to Reduce Alcohol Misuse
    • Screening for Dementia
    • Screening for Depression
    • Screening for Suicide Risk
    • Counseling to Prevent Tobacco Use and Tobacco-Caused Disease
  • Metabolic, Nutritional, and Endocrine Conditions
    • Behavioral Counseling in Primary Care to Promote a Healthy Diet
    • Screening for Hemochromatosis
    • Hormone Therapy for the Prevention of Chronic Conditions in Postmenopausal Women
    • Screening for Iron Deficiency Anemia—Including Iron Supplementation for Children and Pregnant Women
    • Screening for Obesity in Adults
    • Behavioral Counseling in Primary Care to Promote Physical Activity
    • Screening for Thyroid Disease
    • Screening for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Adults
  • Musculoskeletal Conditions
    • Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Low Back Pain in Adults
    • Screening for Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women
  • Obstetric and Gynecologic Conditions
    • Screening for Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnancy
    • Behavioral Interventions to Promote Breastfeeding
    • Screening for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
    • Screening for Rh (D) Incompatibility
  • Vision Disorders
    • Screening for Glaucoma
• Section 3. Recommendations for Children
  • Screening for Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Children and Pregnant Women
    • Clinical Considerations
  • Prevention of Dental Caries in Preschool Children
    • Clinical Considerations
  • Screening for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
    • Clinical Considerations
  • Screening for Idiopathic Scoliosis in Adolescents
    • Clinical Considerations
  • Newborn Hearing Screening
    • Clinical Considerations
  • Screening and Interventions for Overweight in Children and Adolescents
    • Clinical Considerations
  • Screening for Speech and Language Delay in Preschool Children
    • Clinical Considerations
  • Screening for Visual Impairment in Children Younger Than Age 5 Years
    • Clinical Considerations
• Appendices
  • Appendix A How the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Grades Its Recommendations
  • Appendix B Members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force 2001-2006
  • Appendix C Acknowledgments
  • Appendix D Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Recommended Immunization Schedules
  • Index. Recommendations, Alphabetical by Topic

The recommendation statements in this Guide are abridged. To view the full recommendation statements or recommendation statements published after 2006, go to http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/uspstopics.htm.

The U.S Preventive Services Task Force's (USPSTF) Electronic Preventive Services Selector (ePSS) allows users to download the USPSTF recommendations to PDA devices, receive PDA e-mail notifications of updates, and search and browse recommendations online. Users can search the ePSS for recommendations by patient age, sex, and pregnancy status. To download, subscribe, or search, go to http://epss.ahrq.gov.

Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of the U.S. Government. They should not be construed as an official position of AHRQ or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.