2023 Annual Report to Congress

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The 2023 Annual Report to Congress summarizes the work of the Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) from fiscal year 2023 (October 1, 2022 – September 30, 2023) and includes the following:

  • Four recommendations and findings for intervention approaches that address cancer screening; mental health; nutrition, physical activity, and obesity; and substance use
  • Two economic reviews of previously recommended interventions that address cancer screening and nutrition, physical activity, and obesity

The report lists critical evidence gaps identified for the intervention approaches, and highlights the priority topics CPSTF selected to guide reviews from 2020 to 2025.

Cover of the 2023 CPSTF Annual Report to Congress

CPSTF is a panel of public health and prevention experts appointed by the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Its members represent a broad range of local, state, and national research, practice, and policy expertise in community preventive services, public health, health promotion, and disease prevention.

The findings and conclusions in this report are those of CPSTF and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

The work of the Community Preventive Services Task Force complements that of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) which makes recommendations about the effectiveness of clinical preventive services and health promotion. Taken together, the recommendations of the two task forces provide our nation with knowledge of how health is improved by prevention in both clinical and community settings.

Cover of the 2023 USPSTF Annual Report to CongressThirteenth Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services

The 13th Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services calls attention to high-priority research gaps related to promoting mental health and wellness for people of all ages. The report reinforces the Task Force’s commitment to improving health equity by highlighting research gaps that are reflective of populations that are most affected by anxiety disorders, depression, and suicidal thoughts or behaviors.