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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)
Detección de trastornos alimentarios en adolescentes y adultos JAMA Guide Eating Disorders in Adolescents and Adults: Screening
Detección de problemas del habla y el lenguaje en niños pequeños JAMA Guide Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children: Screening
Detección de problemas de la visión en los niños JAMA Guide Vision in Children Ages 6 Months to 5 Years: Screening
Detección de presión arterial alta en niños y adolescentes JAMA Guide High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents: Screening
Detección de osteoporosis para prevenir fracturas JAMA Guide Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: 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
Detección del trastorno del espectro autista JAMA Guide Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children: Screening
Detección del riesgo de enfermedad cardiovascular mediante ECG JAMA Guide Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Screening With Electrocardiography
Detección del herpes genital JAMA Guide Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening
Detección del glaucoma primario de ángulo abierto JAMA Guide Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: Screening
Detección del consumo indebido de drogas en adultos y adolescentes JAMA Guide Unhealthy Drug Use: Screening
Detección del cáncer pancreático JAMA Guide Pancreatic Cancer: Screening
Detección del cáncer de próstata JAMA Guide Prostate Cancer: Screening
Detección del cáncer colorrectal JAMA Guide Colorectal Cancer: Screening
Detección de la violencia en la pareja, el abuso de ancianos y el abuso de adultos vulnerables JAMA Guide Intimate Partner Violence, Elder Abuse, and Abuse of Vulnerable Adults: Screening
Detección de la vaginosis bacteriana durante el embarazo JAMA Guide Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnant Persons to Prevent Preterm Delivery: Screening
Detección de la tuberculosis latente JAMA Guide Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Screening
Detección de la sífilis en mujeres embarazadas JAMA Guide Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: Screening
Detección de la sífilis JAMA Guide Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Screening
Detección de la preeclampsia durante el embarazo JAMA Guide Preeclampsia: Screening
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