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Getting the best health care means making smart decisions about preventive services. Preventive services, such as screening tests, counseling services, and preventive medicines, are tests or treatments that your doctor or others provide to prevent illnesses before they cause you symptoms or problems. To help doctors and patients decide together whether a preventive service is right for a person’s needs, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force develops recommendations based on a review of high-quality scientific evidence, and publishes its recommendations on its Web site and/or in a peer-reviewed journal.

The goal of these recommendations is not only to offer guidance to doctors, nurses and other primary care professionals, but to provide patients and their families with the most accurate and up-to-date information on ways to prevent illness and improve health and well-being.

On this page you will find easy-to-understand information on the Task Force and on health topics for which the Task Force has released a recommendation. These materials include guides, fact sheets, slideshows, and videos available for view and download. You can sort the table by document title, type of material, or recommendation title, or simply browse using the search function. These materials are designed to inform people about Task Force recommendations and are not intended to replace advice from a health professional.

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Title Source Type Relevant Recommendation(s)
JAMA Podcast: Screening for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma and Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults JAMA Tool Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: Screening
JAMA Podcast: Screening for Skin Cancer JAMA Tool Skin Cancer: Screening
JAMA Podcast: Screening for Unhealthy Drug Use in Adults and Adolescents JAMA Tool Unhealthy Drug Use: Screening
JAMA Podcast: Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes Infection JAMA Guide Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening
JAMA Podcast: Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults JAMA Guide Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Preventive Medication
JAMA Podcast: Syphilis Screening in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults JAMA Tool Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Screening
JAMA Podcast: Vitamin and Mineral Supplementation to Prevent CVD and Cancer JAMA Guide Vitamin, Mineral, and Multivitamin Supplementation to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer: Preventive Medication
Learn More Breathe Better: COPD (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Guide Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening
Lung Cancer Screening (PDQ)--Patient Version National Cancer Institute Guide Lung Cancer: Screening
Measure Your Blood Pressure (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) CDC Article Hypertension in Adults: Screening
Medicamentos para reducir el riesgo del cáncer de mama JAMA Guide Breast Cancer: Medication Use to Reduce Risk
Patient Page: Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Promote a Healthy Diet and Physical Activity to Prevent CVD in Adults Without Risk Factors JAMA Guide Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults Without Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling Interventions
Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Guide Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults Without Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling Interventions
Preeclampsia and Eclampsia (NICHHD) National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Article Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: Screening
Prevención de caídas en adultos mayores JAMA Guide Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions
Prevención de la infección ocular gonocócica en recién nacidos JAMA Guide Ocular Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum: Preventive Medication
Prevención del consumo de tabaco en niños y adolescentes JAMA Guide Tobacco Use in Children and Adolescents: Primary Care Interventions
Prevent Type 2 Diabetes (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tool Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: Screening
Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment: Consumer Guide U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Guide Child Maltreatment: Primary Care Interventions
Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment (Consumer Guide): Draft Recommendation U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Guide Prevention of Child Maltreatment: Primary Care Interventions
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