Table A-1 presents a listing of the services determined to be feasible to deliver in nonclinical settings. These services were guided by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) A and B recommendations.
Table A-1. USPSTF clinical preventive services determined to be feasible to deliver in nonclinical settings
Preventive service | Description |
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Alcohol misuse counseling | The USPSTF recommends screening and behavioral counseling interventions to reduce alcohol misuse by adults, including pregnant women, in primary care settings. |
Breastfeeding counseling | The USPSTF recommends interventions during pregnancy and after birth to promote and support breastfeeding. |
Obesity screening and counseling—adults | The USPSTF recommends that clinicians screen all adult patients for obesity and offer intensive counseling and behavioral interventions to promote sustained weight loss for obese adults. |
Obesity screening and counseling—children | The USPSTF recommends that clinicians screen children aged 6 years and older for obesity and offer them or refer them to comprehensive, intensive behavioral interventions to promote improvement in weight status. |
Screening for and management of obesity in adults | The USPSTF recommends that clinicians screen for obesity. Patients with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 kg/m2 or higher should be offered or referred to intensive, multicomponent behavioral interventions. |
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) counseling | The USPSTF recommends high-intensity behavioral counseling to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs) for all sexually active adolescents and for adults at increased risk for STIs. |
Tobacco use counseling and interventions—non-pregnant adults | The USPSTF recommends that clinicians ask all adults about tobacco use and provide tobacco cessation interventions for those who use tobacco products. |
Tobacco use counseling—pregnant women | The USPSTF recommends that clinicians ask all pregnant women about tobacco use and provide augmented, pregnancy-tailored counseling to those who smoke. |
Behavioral counseling in primary care to promote physical activity | The USPSTF concludes that the evidence is insufficient to recommend for or against behavioral counseling in primary care settings to promote physical activity. |