PREVENTIVE
PRACTICE
MEDICINE
HEALTH CARE
PREVENTIVE CARE
RECOMMENDED PREVENTIVE SERVICES
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE RELATED TOPICS
PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE
PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE LINKS
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PREVENTIVE
CARE
Under the Affordable Care Act, you and your family may be eligible
for some important preventive services — which can help you avoid
illness and improve your health — at no additional cost to you.
What This Means for You
If your plan is subject to these new requirements, you may not have
to pay a copayment, co-insurance, or deductible to receive recommended
preventive health services, such as screenings, vaccinations, and
counseling.
For example, depending on your age, you may have access — at no cost —
to preventive services such as:
•Blood pressure, diabetes, and cholesterol tests
•Many cancer screenings, including mammograms and colonoscopies
•Counseling on such topics as quitting smoking, losing weight,
eating healthfully, treating depression, and reducing alcohol use
•Regular well-baby and well-child visits, from birth to age 21
•Routine vaccinations against diseases such as measles, polio, or
meningitis
•Counseling, screening, and vaccines to ensure healthy pregnancies
•Flu and pneumonia shots
Preventive Care
http://www.healthcare.gov/health-care-law-protections/free-preventive-care/
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SECTION 2
RECOMMENDED
PREVENTIVE
SERVICES
The Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and
Treasury issued interim final regulations on July 14, 2010
requiring new plans and issuers to cover certain preventive
services without any cost-sharing for the enrollee when delivered
by in-network providers.
The interim final regulations do not apply to grandfathered plans
and issuers. This website provides links to the items and services
that must be covered under this interim final regulation. It is
organized by the recommending body.
Recommended Preventive Services
http://www.healthcare.gov/law/resources/regulations/prevention/recommendations.html
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PREVENTIVE
MEDICINE
Preventive medicine or preventive care consists of measures taken
to prevent diseases, (or injuries) rather than curing them or
treating their symptoms. This contrasts in method with curative and
palliative medicine, and in scope with public health methods (which
work at the level of population health rather than individual health).
Occupational medicine operates very often within the preventive medicine.
Preventive medicine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preventive_medicine
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PREVENTIVE
MEDICINE
RELATED
TOPICS
American Board of Preventive Medicine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Board_of_Preventive_Medicine
American Osteopathic Board of Preventive Medicine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Osteopathic_Board_of_Preventive_Medicine
Mental illness prevention
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_disorder#Prevention
Monitoring (medicine)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monitoring_(medicine)
wiki/Post-exposure_prophylaxisPost-exposure prophylaxis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-exposure_prophylaxis
Pre-exposure prophylaxis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-exposure_prophylaxis
Preventive Medicine (journal)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preventive_Medicine_(journal)
Prophylactic rule
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophylactic_rule
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PREVENTIVE
HEALTH
CARE
All adults should visit their health care provider from time to time,
even if they are healthy.
The purpose of these visits is to:
•Screen for diseases, such as high blood pressure or diabetes
•Look for future disease risks, such as high cholesterol and obesity
•Discuss alcohol use and safe drinking and tips on how to quit smoking
•Encourage a healthy lifestyle, such as healthy eating and exercise
•Update vaccinations
•Maintain a relationship with your health care provider in case of illness
The following are some of the tests
that may be done or scheduled:
•Blood pressure
•Blood sugar
•Cholesterol (blood)
•Colon cancer screening test
•Depression screening
•Genetic testing for breast cancer or ovarian cancer in certain women
•HIV test
•Mammogram
•Osteoporosis screening
•Pap smear
•Tests for Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and other sexually
transmitted diseases
Another part of preventive health is learning to recognize changes
in your body that may not be normal, so you can see your health
care provider right away, including:
•A lump anywhere on your body
•Losing weight without trying
•A lasting fever
•A cough that does not go away
•Body aches and pains that do not go away
•Changes or blood in your stools
•Skin changes or sores that do not go away or get worse
•Other changes or symptoms that are new or do not go away
Preventive health care
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001921.htm
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PREVENTIVE
HEALTH
CARE
LINKS
Free Preventive Health Care
http://www.webmd.com/news/20100714/new-insurance-rules-free-preventive-health-care
Health-EU Portal Prevention and Promotion
http://ec.europa.eu/health-eu/health_in_the_eu/prevention_and_promotion/index_en.htm
Preventive health care
http://www.healthcentral.com/ency/408/001921.html
Preventive Health Care
http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/specialtopic/preventive-health-care/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier
Preventative Care
http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/preventive-care/preventative-care.htm
Preventive Health Care - BOP: Federal Bureau of Prisons Web Site
http://www.bop.gov/news/PDFs/phc.pdf
Preventive Care Guidelines
http://www.uhcpreventivecare.com/
The Prevention Plan
http://www.thepreventionplan.com
Preventive Services Checklist
http://www.medicare.gov/(X(1)S(1ysl4v45pmwy3mna0ouqfu55))/navigation/manage-your-health/preventive-services/preventive-service-checklist.aspx
US Preventive Medicine
http://www.uspreventivemedicine.com
US Preventive Medicine Task Force
http://www.ahrq.gov/CLINIC/uspstfix.htm
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstfix.htm
Women's Preventive Services
http://www.hrsa.gov/womensguidelines/
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