A recent article in Public Health Reports provides evidence-based strategies to prevent deaths from heart disease, stroke, cancer, and substance use in rural communities.
State and local governments, health systems, schools, community-based organizations, and others working in rural areas can use Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommendations to address the leading causes of death and related risk factors in their community. CDC’s Community Guide Program provides the scientific foundation for CPSTF by coordinating systematic reviews, publishing findings and recommendations, and working with partners to understand and implement evidence-based strategies.
Key interventions include:
- Team-based care for blood pressure control
- Community health workers and patient navigators for cancer screening
- Fruit and vegetable incentive programs to reduce food insecurity
- School meal programs that improve attendance and participation in school meal programs
- Family-based interventions to prevent substance use among youth
- Digital health interventions for healthy eating and physical activity
Read the full article: http://bit.ly/4qYqstm
Access Community Guide resources: www.thecommunityguide.org