Glossary Entry

Task Force on Community Preventive Services 

The Task Force is an independent, non-federal, volunteer body of public health and prevention experts. Its members are appointed by the Director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The role of this Task Force is to:

• oversee systematic reviews led by CDC scientists
• carefully consider and summarize review results
• make recommendations for interventions that promote population health
• identify areas within the reviewed topics that need more research

Visit the Task Force web page [link (will open in a new window)] to learn more.

Related term:Community Guide