Use this Web site to:

• Find research-tested intervention programs and products.
• Review summary information and usefulness/integrity scores for each program.
• Order or download materials to adapt for use in your own program.
• Obtain readability scores for products distributed to the public.

RTIPs and Research Reviews

The Guide to Community Preventive Services evaluates the effectiveness of types of interventions (as opposed to individual programs) by conducting systematic reviews of all available research in collaboration with partners. The Task Force on Community Preventive Services then uses the systematic review findings as the basis for their recommendations for practice, policy and future research. The symbol below links to applicable Community Guide findings:

Program topics now available:

• Breast cancer screening promotion
  • Community-based interventions
  • Physician-based curriculums
  
  
• Cervical cancer screening promotion
  • Community outreach programs
  • Direct mail interventions
  
  
• Colorectal cancer screening promotion
  • Physician-based intervention programs
  
  
• Diet / Nutrition
  • Community-based social support interventions
  • Small group education interventions
  • Fruit and vegetable behavior change programs
  
  
• Informed Decision Making
  • Patient decision-making programs
  
  
• Physical activity
  • Physical health enhancement programs
  
  
• Sun safety
  • Sun protection awareness programs
  
  
• Survivorship
  
  
• Tobacco control
  • Smoking prevention programs
  • Smoking cessation programs
  • Smoke-free environmental campaigns
  
  

New programs featured:

Breast Cancer Screening Promotion
	-	The Robeson County Outreach Screening and Education (ROSE) Project (Post date: November 2009)
Sun Safety
	-	Sun Safety Among US Postal Service Letter Carriers ("Project SUNWISE") (Post date: October 2009)
Tobacco
	-	Family Matters (Post date: September 2009)

New programs are released periodically. Please check for updates.

New Adaptation Tool Available:

• Using What Works: a train-the-trainer course that teaches users how to adapt a research-tested intervention program to the local community context

If you use tobacco and are trying to quit, please visit Smokefree.gov.
Looking for general information about cancer? Please visit Cancer.gov or call the Cancer Information Service at 1-800-4-CANCER.