The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), enacted in 2010, directs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to convene an independent Community Preventive Services Task Force (Task Force). Under this legislation, the Task Force is mandated to provide, "yearly reports to Congress and related agencies identifying gaps in research and recommending priority areas that deserve further examination, including areas related to populations and age groups not adequately addressed by current recommendations." (Affordable Care Act, § 4003(b)(1); Public Health Service Act § 399U(b)(6))

The Task Force reports describe:

• The Task Force and its methods, findings and recommendations
• Key activities
• Evidence gaps that can be filled through additional research combined with evaluation of existing programs, services, and policies
• Priorities for future Task Force efforts
• Examples of how states, local communities, and worksites have used Task Force recommendations

Annual Reports to Congress

2016
Annual Report to Congress

2014-2015
Annual Report to Congress

2013
Annual Report to Congress

2012
Annual Report to Congress

2011
Annual Report to Congress