The Community Guide
What works to promote healthy communities.
Overview
The Guide to Community Preventive Services (The Community Guide) is a free resource that provides evidence-based recommendations on interventions to improve public health. It is not a data collection or analysis tool, but a critical resource for the planning phase of a community health improvement process. After a community health assessment identifies needs, The Community Guide can be used to find effective, scientifically-proven programs, services, and policies to address those needs.
✨ Key Features
- Recommendations from the Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF)
- Systematic reviews of intervention effectiveness
- Findings on economic efficiency of interventions
- Searchable database of recommendations by health topic
- Implementation resources and success stories
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Focus on population-based, community-level interventions
- Recommendations are made by an independent, non-federal task force
- Clear, actionable recommendations ('Recommended', 'Recommended Against', 'Insufficient Evidence')
- Free and easily accessible
Unique Value: Provides a free, trusted, and centralized source of evidence-based recommendations, helping communities invest in strategies that are proven to work.
🎯 Use Cases (5)
✅ Best For
- Used by public health professionals, policymakers, and researchers to find and implement evidence-based practices.
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Conducting a needs assessment
- Collecting or analyzing local data
🏆 Alternatives
Focuses specifically on community-wide, population-level interventions, which distinguishes it from more clinically-focused evidence databases.
💻 Platforms
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
💰 Pricing
Free tier: All resources are completely free.
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