Introduction: The Guide to Clinical Preventive Services informs health care providers of the evidence-based recommendations about which prevention services should be provided routinely as a part of primary health care. The Community Guide to Preventive Services recommends population-based interventions to change risk behaviors; reduce diseases, injuries and impairments; and addressing environmental and ecosystem challenges to communities, health care systems, schools and workplaces. Together, the two Guides deliver a comprehensive set of evidence-based recommendations to strengthen the Nation's capacity to meet its health promotion and disease prevention objectives as stated in Healthy People 2010. Healthy People 2010 goals and objectives are to increase the quality and years of healthy life and eliminate health disparities.
Methods: Dissemination activities surrounding the Clinical and Community Guides are developed utilizing multiple strategies. Some of the strategies covered in this presentation will include: partnership development; convening workgroups and committees; and conducting audience analysis. All of the strategies draw upon public health decision-makers to play an integral role in the dissemination process.
Results: Based on recent audience analysis data, target audiences for the Clinical and Community Guides noted that where possible, findings should be integrated and linked with implementation guidance. Integration with planning information such as Healthy People objectives was preferred.
Conclusions: Public health policy and practice are best developed and executed when influenced by established objectives and scientifically sound evidence. Efforts are underway to develop integrated planning tools featuring linkages between Healthy People objectives and the Clinical and Community Guide findings and implementation resources.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant in this session will be able to: 1. Assess how to utilize the recommendations from the Guide to Community Preventive Services and the Guide to Clinical Preventive Services could help reach the goal of improved health for the Nation as envisioned in Healthy People.
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: None
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.