Dr. Amy Lansky

Sure, I can start off and then I'm sure Allison and Tom can chime in. So the Community Preventive Services Task Force was started in 1996. It was stood up by the Department of Health and Human Services. And the charge to the task force was to review population health interventions and identify what works for public health.

Sure, I can start off and then I'm sure Allison and Tom can chime in. So the Community Preventive Services Task Force was started in 1996. It was stood up by the Department of Health and Human Services. And the charge to the task force was to review population health interventions and identify what works for public health.

And this was set up and the oversight for the task force, the support was charged to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And so CDC has been supporting the task force continuously since that time task force members come on and off the task force. And the community guide is currently the website.

And this was set up and the oversight for the task force, the support was charged to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And so CDC has been supporting the task force continuously since that time task force members come on and off the task force. And the community guide is currently the website.

It's the product that is a compilation of all the task force recommendations and findings regarding a variety of population health interventions. And currently the community guide is comprised of around 250 recommended interventions across 20 public health topics. Alison, you want to add to that?

It's the product that is a compilation of all the task force recommendations and findings regarding a variety of population health interventions. And currently the community guide is comprised of around 250 recommended interventions across 20 public health topics. Alison, you want to add to that?

Yeah, thanks, Alison. I will also add that the relationship between the community guide and healthy people is also reflected in both of their websites. So if you go to the community guide website, you'll see the relevant Healthy People objectives listed for each intervention that the task force recommends. And likewise, if you go to the Healthy People website, healthypeople.gov,

Yeah, thanks, Alison. I will also add that the relationship between the community guide and healthy people is also reflected in both of their websites. So if you go to the community guide website, you'll see the relevant Healthy People objectives listed for each intervention that the task force recommends. And likewise, if you go to the Healthy People website, healthypeople.gov,

you can look for an objective and it will give examples from the community guide of effective interventions that implement in your community to help reach those healthy people targets. And so they're very cross-connected and have been really since the implementation of the task force.

you can look for an objective and it will give examples from the community guide of effective interventions that implement in your community to help reach those healthy people targets. And so they're very cross-connected and have been really since the implementation of the task force.

Can I add on that?

Can I add on that?

Amy, you might want to take a stab at that. Yeah, thank you. I think that when you look at the... level of evidence. So the strong level of evidence or the sufficient level of evidence. I would say that is the way the task force has examined the evidence and looked at the strength of the recommendation. But from an implementation standpoint, from a community standpoint, when they come

Amy, you might want to take a stab at that. Yeah, thank you. I think that when you look at the... level of evidence. So the strong level of evidence or the sufficient level of evidence. I would say that is the way the task force has examined the evidence and looked at the strength of the recommendation. But from an implementation standpoint, from a community standpoint, when they come

to the community guide and they're looking for an intervention to use in their community or their health system. If it's recommended, it's recommended and is good for use. And it's a level, the strong and sufficient are more reflective of the body of evidence that stands behind the recommendation. And that's important from a standpoint of how the task force operates.

to the community guide and they're looking for an intervention to use in their community or their health system. If it's recommended, it's recommended and is good for use. And it's a level, the strong and sufficient are more reflective of the body of evidence that stands behind the recommendation. And that's important from a standpoint of how the task force operates.

But from a perspective of using the community guide, I think a recommendation is a recommendation and they're useful and it's a trustworthy resource for communities to use.

But from a perspective of using the community guide, I think a recommendation is a recommendation and they're useful and it's a trustworthy resource for communities to use.

Can I add one piece about that, Clarence? Because, you know, I would not want you to walk away and say, I'm an urban community. This intervention is not for me. What we're saying is what we know from the evidence was mostly conducted in suburban and rural areas, but not entirely. And if we had evidence to say, we don't think this will work in urban areas, we would say so.

Can I add one piece about that, Clarence? Because, you know, I would not want you to walk away and say, I'm an urban community. This intervention is not for me. What we're saying is what we know from the evidence was mostly conducted in suburban and rural areas, but not entirely. And if we had evidence to say, we don't think this will work in urban areas, we would say so.