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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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Know Your Family History

Recommended Screenings and Tests

Disease Prevention

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

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 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

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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