Task Force Resources

Find out more about the Task Force (USPSTF) and its role in preventive medicine with the resources below.

Task Force 101

These materials provide general information about the Task Force and its processes.

• USPSTF Overview Video
  • 2-minute overview video about the Task Force
• USPSTF: An Overview (PDF File, 138 KB; PDF Help)
  • Fact sheet that provides basic information about the Task Force
• Understanding How the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Works (PDF File, 2.1 MB; PDF Help)—Updated!
  • Presentation that provides overview information about the Task Force, including processes and dissemination
• USPSTF Recommendations Development Process (PDF File, 130 KB; PDF Help)—Updated!
  • Fact sheet that describes the process the Task Force uses to develop recommendations
• USPSTF Recommendations Development Process: A Graphic Overview (PDF File, 501 KB; PDF Help)—Updated!
  • Graphic that depicts the process that the Task Force uses to develop recommendations

A Closer Look at the Task Force

These materials provide additional information about the Task Force and about specific aspects of its work. 

• From Topic Nomination to Clinical Practice: Making a Task Force Recommendation (PDF File, 5.0 MB; PDF Help)—New!
  • Presentation that provides an overview of the methods and processes used by the Task Force.
• USPSTF: The Primary Care Clinician’s Source for Prevention Recommendations (PDF File, 116 KB; PDF Help)
  • Fact sheet that describes the value of the Task Force's work to clinicians and their patients.
• USPSTF: Who We Are and How We Work (PDF File, 1.9 MB; PDF Help)
  • Briefing packet that provides an in-depth overview on the Task Force, including processes, expert engagement, and dissemination
• AHRQ's Support of the USPSTF (PDF File, 283 KB; PDF Help)
  • Fact sheet that describes AHRQ’s role with the Task Force
• How the USPSTF Gets Input (PDF File, 295 KB; PDF Help)
  • Fact sheet that describes how the Task Force collaborates with and seeks input from different groups
• USPSTF and Public Engagement (PDF File, 516 KB; PDF Help)
  • Fact sheet that describes how the Task Force invites input from the public
• USPSTF and Expert Input (PDF File, 126 KB; PDF Help)
  • Fact sheet that describes how USPSTF engages with experts
• USPSTF and Cost Considerations (PDF File, 108 KB; PDF Help)
  • Fact sheet that explains that cost of preventive services is not a factor in determining recommendation grades

Current as of: June 2021
Internet Citation: Task Force Resources. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. October 2019.