Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center

Background

The Military Health System (MHS) delivers highly complex and effective therapy to beneficiaries. Clinical Preventive Services (CPS) are designed to enhance the delivery of healthcare, emphasizing preventive interventions that have demonstrated efficacy. Research done by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) produced strong evidence that using a variety of Clinical Preventive Services CPS can prevent, minimize, or delay many of the leading causes of injury, death, and disability. CPS are strategies specifically designed for primary care settings and include:

1. Increasing the delivery of immunizations and chemoprophylaxis
2. Screening for pre-clinical disease
3. Counseling to facilitate healthier behavior choices

• CPS Pocket Guide
• Guide to Clinical Preventative Services, 2nd Edition, 1996 by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
• Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, 3rd edition, updated recommendations from the 2nd Edition and additional new topics.
• Guide to Community Preventive Services, CDC recommendations for population-based interventions
• Put Prevention Into Practice, by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• National Immunization Program, CDC recommendations for the routine administration of vaccines to the pediatric and adult populations
• Clinical Preventive Services. A study: Rankings of recommendations for the prevention of clinical burden and cost effectiveness