Past Task Force Recommendations
2006
2005
- Prevention of Falls in Long-Term Care Facilities
- Screening for Depression in Primary Care
- Screening for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus to Prevent Vascular Complications
2004
2003
- Hormone Replacement Therapy for the Primary Prevention of Chronic Diseases
- Screening For Lung Cancer
- Postmenopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
- New Grades for recommendations from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (Report)
- The Role of Vitamin E Supplements in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer
- Prevention and Treatment of Violence Against Women
2002
- Use of Back Belts to Prevent Occupational Low-Back Pain
- Prevention of Early-onset Group B Streptococcal (GBS) Infection in the Newborn
- Prevention of osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women
2001
- Breast Self-Examination to Screen for Breast Cancer
- Chemoprevention of Breast Cancer
- Colorectal Cancer Screening
- Counseling for risky health habits
- Screening and Management of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip in Newborns
- Screening for Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in the Elderly
- Screening for Otitis media with Effusion
- Screening Mammography among Women Aged 40-49 Years at Average Risk of Breast Cancer
- Use of Varicella Vaccine in Healthy Populations
2000
- Use of Ambulatory Electrocardiography for the Detection of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Stroke
- Screening and Management of Hyperhomocysteinemia for the Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease Events
- Prevention of Child Maltreatment
About the Task Force
This web site is designed to serve as a practical guide to health care providers, planners and consumers for determining the inclusion or exclusion, content and frequency of a wide variety of preventive health interventions, using the evidence-based recommendations of the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care.