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Preventive Screenings
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.
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Guides to Healthy Living Link Arrow Guides to Healthy Living
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
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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
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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 Overweight
http://www.obesity.org/information/childhood_overweight.asp
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
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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
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