2023-19150. Meeting of the Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF)

AGENCY:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION:

Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY:

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, within the Department of Health and Human Services, announces the next meeting of the Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) on October 18–19, 2023.

DATES:

The meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT, and Thursday, October 19, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be available to the public via web conference.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kenya Turner, Office of Science, Office of Scientific Evidence and Recommendations, Community Guide Program; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS–H21–10, Atlanta, GA 30329. Telephone: [phone]; Email: [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Accessibility: The CPSTF meeting will be shown via web conference.

All meeting attendees must register by October 11, 2023. CDC will email web conference login information and the agenda to registrants from the [e-mail] mailbox approximately two weeks before the meeting start date.

To register for the meeting, individuals should send an email to [e-mail] and include the following information: name, title, organization name, organization address, phone, and email.

Public Comment: Individuals who would like to make public comments during the October meeting must state their desire to do so in an email to the [e-mail] mailbox no later than October 11, 2023. The request should include name, organizational affiliation, and topic to be addressed. Public comment must be relevant to one of the topics proposed for the meeting. The requestor will receive instructions related to the public comment process for this meeting after the request is received. A public comment period follows the CPSTF's discussion of each systematic review and will be limited to no more than three minutes per person. Public comments may be used to inform task force discussions and will be included in the meeting summary.

Background on the CPSTF: The CPSTF is an independent, nonfederal panel whose members are appointed by the CDC Director. CPSTF members represent a broad range of research, practice, and policy expertise in prevention, wellness, health promotion, and public health. The CPSTF was convened in 1996 by HHS to identify community preventive programs, services, and policies that increase health and longevity, save lives and dollars, and improve Americans' quality of life. CDC is mandated to provide ongoing administrative, research, and technical support for the operations of the CPSTF. During its meetings, the CPSTF considers the findings of systematic reviews of existing research and practice-based evidence, and issues recommendations. CPSTF recommendations are not mandates for compliance or spending. Instead, they provide information about evidence-based options that decision makers and affected community members can consider when they are determining what best meets the specific needs, preferences, available resources, and constraints of their jurisdictions and constituents. The CPSTF's recommendations, along with the systematic reviews of the evidence on which they are based, are compiled on the Community Guide website ( www.thecommunityguide.org).

Matters proposed for discussion: The agenda will consist of deliberation on systematic reviews of literature. Topics proposed for the October 2023 meeting include cancer, preparedness and response, social determinants of health, and substance use. Changes regarding the start and end times for each day, and any updates to agenda topics, will be available on the Community Guide website ( www.thecommunityguide.org) closer to the date of the meeting. The meeting agenda is subject to change without notice.

Tiffany Brown,

Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.