HI-5 14 Evidence-Based Community-Wide Interventions Slides

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HI-5. Health Impact in 5 Years. www.cdc.gov/hi5. This content is maintained by CDC and the Office of the Associate Director for Policy

Three CDC Strategic Directions, 1. Health Security (Improving health security at home and around the world), 2. Leading Causes of Death (Better prevent the leading causes of illness, injury, disability, and death) 3. Public Health-Health Care Collaboration (Strengthen public health/health care collaboration)

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The 6|18 Initiative, Accelerating Evidence into Action. Size ways to spend smarter for healthier people. Reduce tobacco use, control blood pressure, prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAI), control asthma, prevent unintended pregnancy, and control and prevent diabetes.

: A few caveats. Important information. CDCs roles: summarizing evidence and tools. There are many other worthwhile efforts: Some take loner to work; some dont save money; some havent been evaluated.

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Health Impact in 5 Years

14 evidence-based community-wide population health interventions: Improve health of community (not clinical/patient-oriented) and Demonstrate positive health impact in 5 years or less and cost effectiveness and savings over time.

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HI-5 Health Outcomes Addressed. Anxiety and depression; asthma; blood pressure; bronchitis; cancer; cardiovascular disease; child abuse and neglect; cognitive development; infant mortality; liver cirrhosis; motor vehicle injuries; obesity; dental caries; pneumonia; sexually transmittable infections; sexual violence; teenage pregnancy; traumatic brain injury; type II diabetes; youth violence.

What makes the HI-5 list different? Health: improves health and well-being in as early as 5 years and Cost: Cost effectiveness and/or savings over the lifetime of the population or earlier.

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For more information on the HI-5 Initiative, visit the website at www.cdc.gov/hi5. There you can find: HI-5 Overview; Evidence briefs on all 14 interventions; About the Evidence summaries; Frequently asked questions.

For more information, contact CDC. 1-800-CDC-INFO (232-4636). TTY: 1-888-232-6348. www.cdc.gov. The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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