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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 Eating Disorders in Adolescents and Adults JAMA Guide Eating Disorders in Adolescents and Adults: Screening
Detección de niveles de plomo altos en la sangre en niños y mujeres embarazadas JAMA Guide Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Children and Pregnant Women: Screening
JAMA Patient Page: Screening for High Blood Lead Levels in Children and Pregnant Women JAMA Guide Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Children and Pregnant Women: Screening
JAMA Patient Page: Prevention of Falls in Older Adults JAMA Guide Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions
JAMA Patient Page: Prevention of Falls in Older Adults JAMA Guide Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions
JAMA Podcast: Interventions to Prevent Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults JAMA Tool Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions
Prevención de caídas en adultos mayores JAMA Guide Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions
Ácido fólico para la prevención de defectos del tubo neural JAMA Guide Folic Acid Supplementation to Prevent Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication
JAMA Patient Page: Folic Acid to Prevent Neural Tube Defects JAMA Guide Folic Acid Supplementation to Prevent Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication
JAMA Podcast: Folic Acid Supplementation for Prevention of Neural Tube Defects JAMA Tool Folic Acid Supplementation to Prevent Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication
Screening for Food Insecurity: Patients Summary of USPSTF Draft Recommendation U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Guide Food Insecurity: Screening
Detección del herpes genital JAMA Guide Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening
JAMA Patient Page: Screening for Genital Herpes JAMA Guide Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening
JAMA Podcast: Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes Infection JAMA Guide Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening
Detección de la diabetes gestacional JAMA Guide Gestational Diabetes: Screening
JAMA Patient Page: Screening for Gestational Diabetes JAMA Guide Gestational Diabetes: Screening
JAMA Podcast: Screening for Gestational Diabetes JAMA Guide Gestational Diabetes: Screening
Examen pélvico en mujeres no embarazadas JAMA Guide Gynecological Conditions: Periodic Screening With the Pelvic Examination
JAMA Patient Page: Pelvic Examinations in Nonpregnant Women JAMA Guide Gynecological Conditions: Periodic Screening With the Pelvic Examination
Behavioral Counseling to Promote a Healthful Diet and Physical Activity in Adults Without Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Consumer Guide U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Guide Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults: Behavioral Counseling, 2012
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