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Showing posts with label services. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Final Update Summary Colorectal Cancer Screening US Preventive Services Task Force
Final Update Summary Colorectal Cancer Screening US Preventive Services Task Force
Final Update Summary: Colorectal Cancer: Screening - US Preventive Services Task Force
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released today a final recommendation statement on screening for colorectal cancer. The USPSTF recommends screening for colorectal cancer starting at age 50 years and continuing until age 75 years. The decision to screen for colorectal cancer in adults aged 76 to 85 years should be an individual one, taking into account the patient’s overall health and prior screening history. To view the recommendation and the evidence on which it is based, please go to http://www.
Colorectal Cancer: Screening
Release Date: June 2016
Recommendation Summary
| Population | Recommendation | Grade (Whats This?) |
|---|---|---|
| Adults aged 50 to 75 years | The USPSTF recommends screening for colorectal cancer starting at age 50 years and continuing until age 75 years. The risks and benefits of different screening methods vary. See the Clinical Considerations section and the Table for details about screening strategies. | The USPSTF recommends the service. There is high certainty that the net benefit is substantial. |
| Adults aged 76 to 85 years | The decision to screen for colorectal cancer in adults aged 76 to 85 years should be an individual one, taking into account the patient’s overall health and prior screening history.
| The USPSTF recommends against routinely providing the service. There may be considerations that support providing the service in an individual patient. There is at least moderate certainty that the net benefit is small. |
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Monday, November 21, 2016
Opportunity for Public Comment US Preventive Services Task Force
Opportunity for Public Comment US Preventive Services Task Force
Opportunity for Public Comment - US Preventive Services Task Force
| The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force posted today a draft research plan on screening for elevated blood lead levels in childhood and pregnancy. The draft research plan is available for review and public comment from June 16 through July 13. To review the draft research plan and submit comments, go to http://www. |
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Saturday, November 5, 2016
More Men Using Family Planning Services CDC Online Newsroom CDC
More Men Using Family Planning Services CDC Online Newsroom CDC
More Men Using Family Planning Services | CDC Online Newsroom | CDC
More Men Using Family Planning Services
Trend suggests increase, but men still a small percentage of family planning users
More men are visiting Title X Family Planning Program sites, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the HHS Office of Population Affairs (OPA) in observance of June’s Men’s Health Month.
From 2003 through 2014, a total of 3.8 million men visited Title X service sites in the 50 states and District of Columbia. The percentage of male clients nearly doubled from 4.5 percent (221,425 males) in 2003 to 8.8 percent (362,531 males) in 2014.
“The growing trend in men’s use of family planning services is very encouraging,” said Wanda Barfield, director of CDC’s Division of Reproductive Health. “Men have family planning needs that not only have implications for their sexual and reproductive health, but also can have an impact on their overall health.”
Since it was established in 1970, the National Title X Family Planning Program has supported the delivery of cost-effective and confidential family planning and related preventive health care with priority for services to low-income women and men. In 2014, about 4 million clients, more than 90 percent of whom were female, were served through approximately 4,100 Title X-funded service sites.
“Title X-funded sites provide a broad range of services, patient education, and referrals that are important in meeting the family planning needs of both male and female clients,” said Susan Moskosky, acting director of OPA. “OPA has actively worked to increase the number of males who use Title X services by funding projects and trainings during the past 15 years to improve outreach and appropriate male-centered service delivery.”
In 2014, CDC and OPA released the recommendations, Providing Quality Family Planning Services, which outlined family planning services for men including education and counseling on a range of issues related to preventing or achieving pregnancy, including preconception, infertility, contraception, and sexually transmitted disease (STD) care.
In 2014, male users of Title X family planning services were diverse in age, race/ethnicity, and geography:
- Approximately one-third (35 percent) were non-Hispanic white, 28 percent were Hispanic or Latino, and 24 percent were black.
- Nearly half (49 percent) were age 20-29 years, 20 percent were age 30-39, and 14 percent were age 15-19.
- The percentage of clients that were male also varied widely from state to state, from 1 percent or less in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama to 27.2 percent in the District of Columbia.
Although far fewer men than women seek family planning and related services at Title X clinics, the number of men seeking these services is rapidly increasing. Health care settings that include family planning can adapt a client-centered, male-focused approach to better meet the health needs of males
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Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Final Research Plan Peripheral Artery Disease in Adults Screening With the Ankle Brachial Index US Preventive Services Task Force
Final Research Plan Peripheral Artery Disease in Adults Screening With the Ankle Brachial Index US Preventive Services Task Force
Final Research Plan: Peripheral Artery Disease in Adults: Screening With the Ankle Brachial Index - US Preventive Services Task Force
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force posted today a final research plan on screening for peripheral artery disease in adults with the ankle brachial index. The draft research plan for this topic was posted for public comment from March 24, 2016 to April 20, 2016. The Task Force reviewed all of the comments that were submitted and took them into consideration as it finalized the research plan. To view the final research plan, please go to http://www. |
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