To prepare for this Discussion, review the four articles (provided)concerned with screening and public policy, listed in the (Below). All four articles contain potentially controversial recommendations for screening and prevention.
, post a comprehensive response to the following:
1)Select one article, and then summarize the recommendations, what makes them controversial and whether you feel they are justified.
2)Describe the epidemiological evidence in support of your position.
3)Identify whether the prevention program you review is population or high-risk based and how that influences your assessment.
4)Be sure to select one screening program and provide details on why the recommendation could be considered controversial. What is it about the recommendation that makes it controversial?
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Article: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. (2005). Screening and interventions for overweight in children and adolescents: Recommendation statement. Pediatrics, 116(1), 205–209. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is the government organization charged with independently evaluating research evidence and making appropriate recommendations about screening and other preventive services. In this report, the USPSTF summarizes evidence of the usefulness of screening for obesity in children, which has become an increasingly prevalent public health problem.
Article: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (2009). U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Screening for breast cancer. Retrieved from http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf09/breastcancer/brcanrs.htm
This is a summary of the controversial USPSTF proposal regarding screening for breast cancer using mammography and breast self-examination. It includes the recommendations, rationale, and evidence supporting the proposal.
Article: Thorner, A. R. (2009). Prevention of pandemic H1N1 influenza (‘swine influenza’). UpToDate. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/preventing.htm
This page contains the CDC’s most up-to-date recommendations regarding the prevention of seasonal flu, including H1N1. In addition to this page, you may wish to explore the CDC’s Seasonal Influenze home page, http://www.cdc.gov/flu/
Article: Bartlett, J. G., Branson, B. M., Fenton, K., Hauschild, B., Miller, V., & Mayer, K. (2008). Opt-out testing for human immunodeficiency virus in the United States: Progress and challenges. Journal of the American Medical Association, 300(8), 945–951. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
