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HealthSmarts Keeping Tabs On Your Health
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Prevention Primary Secondary Tertiary
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Primary Prevention Preventing disease or injury from occurring. Vaccinations Seatbelt use Wearing a bike helmet
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Detecting disease at an early stage; preventing more serious consequences. Secondary Prevention Mammogram Monitoring Blood Pressure Cholesterol checks
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Tertiary Prevention Preventing complications or further problems as a result of a disease or injury. Use of drugs to prevent complications Rehabilitation
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We Can’t Rely on Others to Take Care of Our Health. OUR Health Is OUR Responsibility.
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No test is perfect. No test is 100% reliable. No test is 100% accurate. Tests Can Help but Remember…
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Positive tests should be followed up with more investigation. Negative tests do not mean that you do not have to continue being tested.
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Which health screenings or medical tests are recommended for you? Age Gender Health Other considerations
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Recommended Tests for Healthy Women, Ages 18-34 TestFrequency Cervical Cancer (Pap Smear) Every 1-3 years Blood PressureEvery 2 years Height/weightPeriodically Tests For STD’sIf sexually active Prenatal careFrom first trimester
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Recommended Tests for Healthy Men, Ages 18-34 TestFrequency Blood PressureEvery 2 years Height/weightPeriodically Tests for STD’sIf sexually active
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Recommended Tests for Healthy Women, Ages 35-49 TestFrequency Cervical Cancer: Pap Smear Every 1-3 years Breast Cancer: Mammogram Age 40 and above every 1-2 years CholesterolPeriodically
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TestFrequency Blood PressureEvery 2 years Height/weightPeriodically Prenatal CareFrom first trimester Recommended Tests for Healthy Women, Ages 35-49 (continued)
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Recommended Tests for Healthy Men, Ages 35-49 TestFrequency CholesterolPeriodically Blood PressureEvery 2 years Height/weightPeriodically
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Recommended Tests for Healthy Women, Ages 50-64 TestFrequency Cervical Cancer: Pap Smear Every 1-3 years Breast Cancer:Mammogram Every 1-2 years CholesterolPeriodically
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TestFrequency Blood PressureEvery 2 years Colorectal CancerPeriodically DiabetesEvery 3 years Height/weightPeriodically Recommended Tests for Healthy Women, Ages 50-64 (continued)
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TestFrequency CholesterolPeriodically Blood PressureEvery 2 years Colorectal CancerPeriodically Prostate CancerConsult physician DiabetesEvery 3 years Height/weightPeriodically Recommended Tests for Healthy Men, Ages 50-64
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Remember, Your Health Is Your Responsibility!
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For more information please refer to the HealthSmarts newsletter on your mini-CD
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