Angela B. Hutchinson

TL;DR: The Task Force on Community Preventive Services found that education and policy approaches to increasing sun-protective behaviors were effective when implemented in primary schools and in recreational or tourism settings, but found insufficient evidence to determine effectiveness in other settings.

TL;DR: A conceptual background for population-oriented interventions to promote informed decisions (IDM interventions) is provided, followed by a systematic review of studies of IDM interventions to promoting cancer screening and whether these interventions resulted in individuals participating in decision making at a desirable level.

TL;DR: Nontargeted opt-out rapid HIV screening in the ED, vs diagnostic testing, was associated with identification of a modestly increased number of patients with new HIV diagnoses, most of whom were identified late in the course of disease.

TL;DR: A CDC work group conducted a systematic literature review and held four expert consultations to determine whether there was sufficient evidence to change the 2006 CDC recommendation of at least annual HIV screening of MSM in clinical settings; the evidence remains insufficient to recommend screening more frequently than at least once each year.

TL;DR: In this review, PCRS efforts using provider referral were found to be effective in reaching a population with a high prevalence of HIV, and sufficient evidence shows that PCRS with partner notification by a public health professional effectively increases identification of a high-prevalence target population for HIV testing.