The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF): Providing Evidence-based Findings to Improve Population Health for More than 25 Years

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The Community Guide is a collection of evidence-based recommendations and findings from the Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF). Health educators can use the resources provided by The Community Guide to improve the health and safety of their communities. Dr. Ramona Finnie and Dr. Stacy Harmon, from CDC’s Community Guide Program, will walk participants through the systematic review methods used by The Community Guide and share examples of classroom-based and nutrition recommendations made by CPSTF.

At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

  1. List three advantages to using evidence-based recommendations provided by Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF).

HESPA II Competencies:

1.1.3 Identify existing and available resources, policies, programs, practices, and interventions. 

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Sponsored by SOPHE, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1.00 total Category I contact education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours available for this session is 0. Provider ID #98029 and Activity ID 01-721 DL. 

Ramona Finnie, DrPH

Health Scientist, Community Guide Program

Centers for Disease Control

Dr. Finnie is a health scientist with the Community Guide Program working on the effectiveness review team for social determinants of health. Dr. Finnie has been with the Community Guide Program since 2011 and has contributed to systematic reviews on topics including mental health, obesity, cardiovascular disease, tobacco control, and social determinants of health. Dr. Finnie holds a Bachelor of Science in psychology from the University of Arizona and Master of Public Health with a concentration in behavioral science and health education from Emory Rollins School of Public Health. She holds a doctor of public health (DrPH) degree with a global health concentration from the University of Texas School of Public Health. 

Stacy Harmon, PhD

Behavioral Scientist, Community Guide Program

Centers for Disease Control

Dr. Harmon (Cherokee Nation Operational Solutions) is a behavioral scientist with the Community Guide Program, currently working in the areas of social determinants of health and substance use prevention. She has been with the Community Guide Program since 2019 and has contributed to systematic reviews on topics including heart disease and stroke prevention, physical activity, tobacco cessation, and mental health. Dr. Harmon holds a PhD in sociology from Georgia State University.

Cam Escoffery, PhD, MPH, CHES® (Moderator)

Professor

Emory University- Rollins School of Public Health

Dr. Escoffery is a Professor in the department of Behavioral, Health, and Social Sciences at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory. She has studied cancer prevention and control and the uptake of evidence-based interventions for over 15 years. She is the PI of the Emory Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network which is exploring multilevel interventions to increase HPV vaccination among rural residents in GA. She is active in SOPHE at the state and national level.

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Webinar: The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF): Providing Evidence-based Findings to Improve Population Health for More than 25 Years
11/05/2024 at 2:00 PM (EST)  |  60 minutes
11/05/2024 at 2:00 PM (EST)  |  60 minutes In this webinar, participants will be able to learn about the Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) and The Community Guide.
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