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2. What Is Preventive Health and Why Is It Important?

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   Preventive care for adults involves screening for chronic conditions like diabetes and heart disease, as well as immunizations against serious illnesses like the flu and COVID-19. It also involves ...

3. Preventive healthcare - Wikipedia

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   Immunization against diseases is a key preventive healthcare measure. Preventive healthcare, or prophylaxis, is the application of healthcare measures to prevent diseases. [1] Disease and disability are affected by environmental factors, genetic predisposition, disease agents, and lifestyle choices, and are dynamic processes that begin before ...

4. Preventive Care for Men at Every Age - Healthline

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   High blood pressure screening: The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends adults ages 18 to 39 years get screened for high blood pressure every 3 to 5 years. Dental checkup: Get a ...

5. Top 10 Preventive Care Tests You Need at Ages 50+ - WebMD

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   Remember, there's a lot you can do on your own to stay healthy as you age: Don't smoke. Eat a healthy diet. Exercise regularly. Keep your weight healthy. Practice safe sex. If you’re 50 or older ...

6. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Wikipedia

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   It is a United States federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services, and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. [ 2 ][ 3 ] The agency's main goal is the protection of public health and safety through the control and prevention of disease, injury, and disability in the US and worldwide. [ 4 ]

7. Medical Tests in your 60s and Up - WebMD

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   For women, a pelvic exam, Pap smear and HPV test. You may think it's crazy, but many women over 60 still need to get regular pelvic exams, Pap smears, or human papillomavirus (HPV) tests. Older ...

8. Screening Tests for People Over 50: What You Need - WebMD

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   From ages 50 and up, it recommends screening every other year and then no more after age 75. Cervical cancer. Pap tests have long been the gold standard for testing. You can either have a PAP ...

9. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Prevention: 12 Things to Do Now

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   Tips for prevention. Follow the guidelines to help protect yourself from contracting and transmitting SARS-CoV-2. 1. Wash your hands frequently and carefully. Use warm water and soap and rub your ...