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Preventive

Identify health screenings to prevent sickness and stay well. Uses your age, sex, health history, Healthy Checkup, and U.S. Government guidelines http://www.healthierus.gov/prevention.html to identify health screenings to help you stay well. Update your preventive health screenings regularly to get new tests for your health.

Personal health screenings could include the following tests:

• Blood glucose test
• Blood pressure
• Bone density test
• Cholesterol
• Clinical breast exam
• Colon screening
• Complete eye exam
• Hearing test
• Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis B
• Herpes zoster vaccine (to prevent shingles)
• Human papillomavirus vaccine
• Influenza vaccine
• Mammogram
• Mental health screening
• Mole exam
• Pap smear
• Pelvic exam
• Pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia)
• Prostate screening
• STD screening
• Screening Name
• Testicular exam
• Tetanus
• Thyroid test
• Varicella (chicken pox)

recommended screenings

Name of Screening Age Race Existing or Past Conditions Family History Physical Factors / Behaviors Frequency of Screening
Blood glucose test
Male
<45 		<45 African American

Alaska Native

American Indian

Asian

Latino 		Diabetes

Heart disease

High blood pressure

High cholesterol 		Overweight At your doctor?s discretion
Blood pressure
Male
18+ 		18+ African American

Latino 		Diabetes

Heart disease

High blood pressure

High cholesterol 		High blood pressure Overweight

Smoker 		At your doctor?s discretion