Preventive Screenings

 

Preventive Screenings…HealthierUS.gov and BCHHC Gage County PATCH 2008

Do you know your cholesterol numbers or what your blood pressure is? Do certain diseases and conditions run in your family? Did you know that your genes and personal habits could be putting your health at risk?

Visit your doctor to discuss your family medical history and the tests and screenings that are recommended for you. Learn how you can prevent disease and improve your quality of life. Check our website for more details.   Beatrice Public Library has information available on all areas of health.

Know Your Family History

 

My Family Health Portrait -- A Tool From The U.S. Surgeon General

http://www.familyhistory.hhs.gov

Family History: Resources and Tools

http://www.cdc.gov/genomics/public/famhist.htm

 

 

Recommended Screenings and Tests

 

Screening Tests and Immunizations Guidelines for Men

http://www.womenshealth.gov/screeningcharts/men

Screening Tests and Immunizations Guidelines for Women

http://www.womenshealth.gov/screeningcharts/general

Breast Self-Exam

http://www.womenshealth.gov/faq/bsefaq.htm

Cervical Cancer Screening

http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/cervical/basic_info/screening

Colorectal Cancer Screening: Questions and Answers

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Detection/colorectal-screening

Depression-Screening Test

http://www.depression-screening.org/screeningtest/screeningtest.htm

Frequently Asked Questions About HIV and HIV Testing

http://www.hivtest.org/subindex.cfm?fuseaction=faq

Prostate Cancer Screening: A Decision Guide

http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/prostate/publications/decisionguide

Screening and Testing to Detect Cancer

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/screening

Screening Mammograms: Questions and Answers

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Detection/screening-mammograms

 

 
Disease Prevention

 

ABCs of Preventing Heart Disease, Stroke and Heart Attack

http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3035374

Aim for a Healthy Weight

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/lose_wt/patmats.htm

American Cancer Society Guidelines for the Early Detection of Cancer

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ped/content/ped_2_3x_acs_cancer_detection_guidelines_36.asp

Childhood Obesity: Prevention

http://www.obesity.org/subs/childhood/prevention.shtml

Diabetes—Causes and Prevention

http://nihseniorhealth.gov/diabetes/prevention/01.html

Lower Heart Disease Risk

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth/lower/index.htm

 

 
Guides to Healthy Living

 

Men: Stay Healthy at Any Age

http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/healthymen.htm

Pocket Guide to Good Health for Adults

http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/adguide/

Pocket Guide to Good Health for Children

http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/childguide

Pocket Guide to Staying Healthy at 50+

http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/50plus

Take Charge of Your Health: A Teenager's Guide to Better Health

http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/take_charge.htm

Women: Stay Healthy at Any Age

http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/healthywom.htm

 

 

Brought to you by Beatrice Community Hospital Gage County PATCH

Community Health Promotion

Sharon Langvardt, MS, LCIMFT

PATCH coordinator and Marriage and Family Therapist

223-3103 slangvardt@bchhc.org or slangvardt@bvbh.net  228-3386

 

 

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