How USPSTF’s current methods are evolving to address preventive health equity and identify research gaps

A team of current and former U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) members and staff from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality describe how USPSTF methods are evolving to address preventive health equity and define evidence gaps for future research. The USPSTF uses rigorous methods including comprehensive, systematic reviews addressing the benefits and harms of specific preventive services. The task force’s recommendations are used by primary care clinicians and their patients to decide together which preventive strategies are right for each person.