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NCHHSTP AtlasPlus County- and state-level HIV prevalence data for the United States. Adolescent, Senior, Adult
Melanoma Dashboard (CDC) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Melanoma Dashboard provides state and local data for melanoma incidence and mortality, UV radiation levels, and other risk factors. Adolescent, Senior, Adult
Interpretation of Hepatitis B Serologic Test Results A fact sheet on interpretation of hepatitis B serologic tests Adolescent, Senior, Adult
How You Can Prevent Sexually Transmitted Diseases (CDC) The CDC provides information about behavioral counseling and other STI prevention strategies. Adolescent, Senior, Adult
Hepatitis B Questions and Answers for Health Professionals (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Information about HBV prevention, vaccination, transmission, screening, counseling, and treatment Adolescent, Senior, Adult
Hepatitis B (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Information about HBV prevention, vaccination, transmission, screening, counseling, and treatment Adolescent, Senior, Adult
Genital Herpes (CDC) Treatment guidelines for genital herpes from the CDC. Adolescent, Senior, Adult
Complete List of PrEP Best Practices The CDC has compiled a list of PrEP interventions and best practices. Adolescent, Senior, Adult
Canadian Guidelines on Sexually Transmitted Infections Public Health Agency of Canada guidelines on STIs. Adolescent, Senior, Adult
CAGE - Alcohol Screening Instrument The CAGE questionnaire can identify alcohol problems over the lifetime. Two positive responses are considered a positive test and indicate further assessment is warranted. The CAGE questions can be used in the clinical setting using informal phrasing. It has been demonstrated that they are most effective when used as part of a general health history and should not be preceded by questions about how much or how frequently the patient drinks. Adolescent, Senior, Adult
Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculator Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to adult men and women. This tool is a calculator to determine an individual's BMI number. Adolescent, Senior, Adult
Beck Depression Inventory-Primary Care Version [BDI-PC] The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) is a 21-item, self-report rating inventory that measures characteristic attitudes and symptoms of depression. (Beck, et al., 1961) Adolescent, Senior, Adult
ASSIST - Brief interview about alcohol, tobacco products and other drugs A brief interview about alcohol, tobacco products, and other drugs asking questions about substance use across lifetime and in the past three months. Adolescent, Senior, Adult
A Guide to Taking a Sexual History (CDC) This guide offers a framework for discussing sexual health issues to help complete the overall picture of a patient's health. Adolescent, Senior, Adult
A Comprehensive Immunization Strategy to Eliminate Transmission of HBV Infection in the US Information on adolescent and adult HBV vaccination Adolescent, Senior, Adult
5 R's to Treat Tobacco Use The U.S. Surgeon General has said, “Smoking cessation [stopping smoking] represents the single most important step that smokers can take to enhance the length and quality of their lives.” Patients not ready to make a quit attempt may respond to a motivational intervention. The clinician can motivate patients to consider a quit attempt with the "5 R's": Relevance, Risks, Rewards, Roadblocks, and Repetition. Adolescent, Senior, Adult
The Community Guide: Exercise Programs to Prevent Gestational Hypertension The Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends exercise programs for pregnant women to reduce the development of gestational hypertension. Adolescent, Adult
The Community Guide: Community-Wide Campaigns to Promote the Use of Folic Acid Supplements The Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends community-wide education campaigns to promote the use of folic acid supplements among persons of childbearing age. Adolescent, Adult
T-ACE - 4-item Alcohol Screener for Pregnant Women The T-ACE, a four-item questionnaire based on the CAGE, is a simple screening instrument that can identify women's prenatal consumption. T-ACE has been tested in a wide variety of obstetric practices and has proven to be a valuable and efficient tool for identifying a range of alcohol use, including any current prenatal alcohol consumption, pre-pregnancy risk drinking (defined as more than two drinks per drinking day), and lifetime alcohol diagnoses based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition, Revised. Adolescent, Adult
Screening for Preeclampsia: AFP's Putting Prevention Into Practice The journal American Family Physician (AFP) provides a series of short case studies and quizzes based on recommendations issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Adolescent, Adult
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