July 20, 2020. We support USPSTF’s reaffirmation of the 2015 recommendation statement on screening for high blood pressure in adults based on new scientific evidence and agree with USPSTF’s ‘A’ grade.
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NCHR’s Comments on USPSTF’s Draft Recommendation Statement for Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Persons
We strongly agree with the USPSTF’s recommendation that all physicians ask their adult patients and pregnant patients about their tobacco use. However, encourage the USPSTF to consider two suggestions that would strengthen this recommendation.
Read More »NCHR’s Comments on USPSTF’s Draft Research Plan for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
June 8, 2020. We support the US Preventive Services Task Force’s efforts to update recommendations based on new scientific evidence.
Read More »NCHR’s Comments on USPSTF’s Draft Recommendation Statement Regarding Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection
June 1, 2020. We agree with the “B” grade to recommend hepatitis B virus infection screening in nonpregnant adolescents and adults at an increased risk for infection.
Read More »NCHR’s Public Comments on United States Preventive Services Task Force’s Draft Research Plan on Screening for Depression, Anxiety, and Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents
We agree that it is very important to examine whether screening programs for depression, anxiety, and increased risk of suicide accurately identify children and adolescents with those conditions, as well as whether screening leads to improved health outcomes among children and adolescents. We agree that it is equally important to assess the potential harms of screening and treatment. There are, however, three points that we suggest should be re-examined in the draft research plan.
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