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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)
Deteccion del cancer de prostata JAMA Guide Prostate Cancer: Screening
Deteccion del cancer pancreatico JAMA Guide Pancreatic Cancer: Screening
Deteccion del consumo indebido de drogas en adultos y adolescentes JAMA Guide Unhealthy Drug Use: Screening
Deteccion del glaucoma primario de angulo abierto JAMA Guide Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: Screening
Deteccion del riesgo de enfermedad cardiovascular mediante ECG JAMA Guide Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Screening With Electrocardiography
Deteccion del trastorno del espectro autista JAMA Guide Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children: Screening
Deteccion de niveles de plomo altos en la sangre en ni?os y mujeres embarazadas JAMA Guide Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Children and Pregnant Women: Screening
Deteccion de osteoporosis para prevenir fracturas JAMA Guide Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening
Deteccion de presion arterial alta en ni?os y adolescentes JAMA Guide High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents: Screening
Deteccion de problemas de la vision en los ni?os JAMA Guide Vision in Children Ages 6 Months to 5 Years: Screening
Deteccion de trastornos alimentarios en adolescentes y adultos JAMA Guide Eating Disorders in Adolescents and Adults: Screening
Deteccion para trastornos lipidicos en ni?os y adolescentes JAMA Guide Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Screening
Deteccion y asesoramiento para reducir el consumo no saludable de alcohol JAMA Guide Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions
Detectar el deterioro de la agudeza visual en adultos mayores JAMA Guide Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening
Diabetes (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tool Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: Screening
Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture Guide Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults Without Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling Interventions
Estatinas para la prevencion de la enfermedad cardiovascular JAMA Guide Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Preventive Medication
Evaluacion de riesgo de enfermedad cardiovascular con factores de riesgo no tradicionales JAMA Guide Cardiovascular Disease: Risk Assessment With Nontraditional Risk Factors
Examen de deteccion de fibrilacion auricular JAMA Guide Atrial Fibrillation: Screening
Examen de deteccion e intervenciones para prevenir la caries dental en ni?os peque?os JAMA Guide Prevention of Dental Caries in Children Younger Than 5 Years: Screening and Interventions
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