What is Put Prevention Into Practice (PPIP)?
What does the PPIP program include?
How do I implement a system for delivering preventive care?
What is the relationship between PPIP and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force?
Who has used PPIP?
How do I obtain PPIP materials?
What is Put Prevention Into Practice (PPIP)?
Put Prevention Into Practice (PPIP) is a program sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to increase the appropriate use of clinical preventive services, such as screening tests, immunizations, and counseling.
What does the PPIP program include?
PPIP encompasses a set of tools and resources for health care systems and clinicians, the office/clinic staff, and patients. They enable doctors and other health care providers to determine which services their patients should receive. They provide guidance for establishing an office system to facilitate the delivery of preventive care, and they make it easier for patients to understand and keep track of their preventive care.
How do I implement a system for delivering preventive care?
PPIP resources include an implementation guide, which provides a step-by-step approach to integrating PPIP and the delivery of appropriate clinical preventive services into your clinical setting, beginning with assessing the need for a new system to evaluating the impact of PPIP. The guide also includes many useful supporting materials, including timelines and flowsheets, health risk appraisal forms, and patient education information.
What is the relationship between PPIP and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force?
PPIP is derived from the evidence-based recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel of experts convened by AHRQ. PPIP provides the implementation tools and resources for the Task Force recommendations.
PPIP has been successfully used in national, regional, and local prevention-oriented clinical and education activities. Users include health plans, medical societies, health departments, private practices, and universities.
How do I obtain PPIP materials?
PPIP materials are available online through the AHRQ Web site, through a fax-back system, and from the AHRQ Publications Clearinghouse. Details and an order form are provided: Ordering Information.
Current as of May 2000
Internet Citation:
Questions and Answers. Put Prevention Into Practice, May 2000. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/ppipqanda.htm
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