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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. 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 ...

5. 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 ...

6. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Wikipedia

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   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] The CDC focuses national attention on developing and applying disease control and prevention. It especially focuses its attention on infectious disease, food borne pathogens ...

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. United States Preventive Services Task Force - Wikipedia

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   The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is "an independent panel of experts in primary care and prevention that systematically reviews the evidence of effectiveness and develops recommendations for clinical preventive services". [1] The task force, a volunteer panel of primary care clinicians (including those from internal ...

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 ...