Disease Prevention

Study Ranks Effectiveness Of Common Preventive Medicine

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, July 29th, 2001

Childhood vaccinations and anti-smoking counseling for adults are the most effective preventive medicine, says a new study that ranks medical services based on how many lives they save and how much they cost.

The findings also suggest that some of the best preventive measures, such as colon cancer screening and warning teenagers about drugs, are reaching surprisingly few Americans.

The study, released June 22, 2001, was conducted by the nonprofit Partnership for Prevention and sponsored by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It appears in the July 2001 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

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