Are You Scheduling Your Health Screenings?

Important Life/Health Tip

Annual health check ups are IMPORTANT for our existence.  Listed are the recommended screenings for men and women.



The most important ways to stay healthy are:

• Get recommended health screenings
• Be tobacco, caffeine, alcohol and drug free
• Be physically active (walking, swimming, etc.)
• Be stress/worry free ( let go)
• Eat and live healthy (no diets) lifestyle

Recommended screenings for Men:

• Obesity
• Cholesterol
• Blood Pressure
• Prostate and Colon Cancer
• Colorectal Cancer
• Skin Cancer
• Diabetes
• Depression
• Sexual Transmitted Infections
• HIV
• Oral Health
• Eye
• Hearing

Recommended Screenings for Women:

• Weight Management (Body Mass Index)
• Heart
• Lungs
• Breast Cancer (annual breast exams and mammogram)
• Pelvic Exam (pap smear)
• Cervical and Ovarian Cancer 
• Neck (thyroid gland) 
• Colorectal
• Cholesterol
• Blood Pressure
• Diabetes
• Depression
• Osteoporosis (thinning of bones)
• Sexual Transmitted Infections
• HIV
• Skin Cancer
• Oral (dental)
• Eye (vision)
• Hearing

Information presented is from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Preventive Task Force

Live well
Doc V