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Vaccination Programs: Reducing Client Out-of-Pocket Costs
13 Nov 2025

Vaccination Programs: Reducing Client Out-of-Pocket Costs

by Mike Barbaro | | 0

The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends reducing out-of-pocket costs to increase vaccination rates. Read effectiveness and economic evidence from the systematic review. URL: Visit resource Date Reviewed: 1/23/2026

Vaccination Programs: Client Reminder and Recall Systems
13 Nov 2025

Vaccination Programs: Client Reminder and Recall Systems

by Mike Barbaro | | 0

The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends client reminder and recall interventions to increase vaccinations. Read effectiveness and economic evidence from systematic review. URL: Visit resource Date Reviewed: 1/23/2026

Pregnancy Health: Lifestyle Interventions to Reduce the Risk of Gestational Diabetes
13 Nov 2025

Pregnancy Health: Lifestyle Interventions to Reduce the Risk of Gestational Diabetes

by Mike Barbaro | | 0

The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends lifestyle interventions delivered during the first two trimesters of pregnancy to reduce the risk of gestational diabetes. Read systematic review evidence. URL: Visit resource Date Reviewed: 1/12/2026

Social Determinants of Health: Center-Based Early Childhood Education
13 Nov 2025

Social Determinants of Health: Center-Based Early Childhood Education

by Mike Barbaro | | 0

The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends center-based early childhood education programs (ECE) to improve educational and health outcomes. Read effectiveness and economic evidence. URL: Visit resource Date Reviewed: 1/13/2026

Social Determinants of Health: Out-of-School-Time Academic Programs – Reading-Focused
13 Nov 2025

Social Determinants of Health: Out-of-School-Time Academic Programs – Reading-Focused

by Mike Barbaro | | 0

The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends reading-focused out-of-school-time programs to improve achievement of academically at-risk students K-3. Read effectiveness, economic evidence. URL: Visit resource Date Reviewed: 1/16/2026

Social Determinants of Health: Full Day Kindergarten Programs
13 Nov 2025

Social Determinants of Health: Full Day Kindergarten Programs

by Mike Barbaro | | 0

The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends full-day kindergarten for low-income/minority children to improve academic achievement, health. Read effectiveness and economic evidence. URL: Visit resource Date Reviewed: 1/16/2026

Motor Vehicle Injury Safety Belts: Laws Mandating Use
6 Nov 2025

Motor Vehicle Injury Safety Belts: Laws Mandating Use

by Mike Barbaro | | 0

The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends safety belt laws to increase safety belt use and reduce deaths and injuries among adolescents and adults. Read the effectiveness evidence. URL: Visit resource Date Reviewed: 12/29/2025

Motor Vehicle Injury Safety Belts: Primary (vs. Secondary) Enforcement Laws
6 Nov 2025

Motor Vehicle Injury Safety Belts: Primary (vs. Secondary) Enforcement Laws

by Mike Barbaro | | 0

The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends primary safety belt laws over secondary enforcement laws to reduce motor vehicle-related injuries. Read systematic review evidence. URL: Visit resource Date Reviewed: 12/29/2025

Skin Cancer: Interventions in Outdoor Occupational Settings
6 Nov 2025

Skin Cancer: Interventions in Outdoor Occupational Settings

by Mike Barbaro | | 0

The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends interventions in outdoor occupational settings to prevent skin cancer among workers. Read effectiveness evidence from systematic review. URL: Visit resource Date Reviewed: 1/12/2026

Tobacco Use: Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs
6 Nov 2025

Tobacco Use: Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs

by Mike Barbaro | | 0

The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends comprehensive tobacco control programs to reduce tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure. Read effectiveness and economic evidence. URL: Visit resource Date Reviewed: 1/22/2026

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