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Vaccinating children and young adults may be the single most important health-promoting intervention we per form as health care providers. Therecommended vaccines and their schedule given are the results of years of scientific study. (www.immunize.org)

Vaccine-preventable disease levels are at, or near, record lows. Even though most infants and toddlers have received all recommended vaccines by age 2, many under-immunized children remain, leaving the potential for outbreaks of disease. (cdc.org)

Immunizations are NOT just for kids! Whether a young adult, middle-aged adult, or senior citizen, we ALL need immunizations to keep us healthy. Transitioning to adulthood brings us into a new world, bringing a different level of responsibility that we carry for life, including the need to help protect our loved ones more than ever. (Centers for Disease Control, cdc.org)

DON’T WAIT – VACCINATE

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Everybody has and needs blood pressure.Routinely monitoring your blood pressure is important.High blood pressure is a symptomless disease. Of all the people with high blood pressure, over 20 percent are unaware of their condition. (American Heart Association, heart.org)

Untreated high blood pressure can damage and weakenyour arteries. There is no healthy level of high bloodpressure. Don't take life-or-death chances with this disease. Instead, take responsibility! Work with yourhealthcare team to determine your treatment goals andmap out your best action plan for HBP prevention andmanagement.

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LAB TESTING

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REASONS FORROUTINEThe value of laboratory testing to screen for certain diseases is an integral part of your health care plan. Through routine laboratory screening tests, a diagnosis can be made and a treatment plan can be developed to help manage certain problems, before they become an issue.

Routine laboratory testing is also important to manage current or chronic diseases. The provider will be able to monitor your disease state and

adjust your treatment plan, if needed.

Some examples of laboratory testing you may need include: cholesterol testing for screening or patients with Coronary Artery Disease, HgbA1c testing for patients with diabetes, etc.

Check with your provider for the lab tests that are recommended for you!


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COLONOSCOPY

Colorectal cancer is the third most commonlydiagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancerdeath in the United States. Over two-thirds of patients arenot diagnosed until the disease has advanced, even thoughstudies prove that colorectal cancer can be reduced byearly detection and treatment.(American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org)

If you act early, you have a good chance of preventingcolorectal cancer or finding it when it can be treated more easily. If your doctor finds polyps inside your colon during testing, these growths can be removed before they become cancer. If you find out you have cancer when you are tested, you can take steps to treat it right away.


BONE DENSITY




NO BONESABOUT ITA bone density test determines if you haveosteoporosis – a disease that means your bones areweak and more likely to break. In the past, osteoporosiscould only be detected after you broke a bone.

There are no signs or symptoms of osteoporosis. You might not know you have the disease until you break a bone. That’s why it’s so important to get a bonedensity test to measure your bone strength, before yourbones become weak.


MAMMOGRAM




BE PART OFTHE CUREA mammogram can help your doctor findbreast cancer early. You have a better chance of surviving breast cancer if it’s found early.

About 1 in 8 women in the United States will get breast cancer sometime in her life. After skin cancer,breast cancer is the most common kind of cancer inwomen. The good news is that many women can survive breast cancer if it’s found and treated early.


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CERVICAL CANCER

PEACEOF MINDEvery year in the United States, about 10,000women get cervical cancer and almost 4,000 women die from it. But it is the most preventable female cancerwith regular screening tests and early treatment. (American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org)

A Pap test can find unusual cells before they turn into cancer. If you find out you have cancer when you aretested, you can take steps to treat it right away. Mostdeaths from cervical cancer could be prevented by regular Pap tests.


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