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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)
JAMA Patient Page: Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm JAMA Guide Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening
Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Consumer Guide U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Guide Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening
Screening for Abnormal Blood Glucose and Type 2 Diabetes: Consumer Guide U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Guide Abnormal Blood Glucose and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Screening
JAMA Patient Page: Screening for Scoliosis in Adolescents JAMA Guide Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Screening
Prueba de detección de escoliosis en adolescentes JAMA Guide Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Screening
Screening and Behavioral Counseling to Reduce Alcohol Misuse: Consumer Guide U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Guide Alcohol Misuse: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions in Primary Care
Screening for Anxiety, Depression, and Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents (Consumer Guide): Draft Recommendation U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Guide Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: Screening
JAMA Patient Page: Use of Aspirin to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease JAMA Guide Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease: Preventive Medication
JAMA Podcast: Aspirin Use for Cardiovascular Disease JAMA Tool Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease: Preventive Medication
JAMA Patient Page: Use of Aspirin During Pregnancy to Prevent Preeclampsia JAMA Guide Aspirin Use to Prevent Preeclampsia and Related Morbidity and Mortality: Preventive Medication
JAMA Podcast: Aspirin Use to Prevent Preeclampsia and Related Morbidity and Mortality JAMA Tool Aspirin Use to Prevent Preeclampsia and Related Morbidity and Mortality: Preventive Medication
Uso de aspirina durante el embarazo prevenir la preeclampsia JAMA Guide Aspirin Use to Prevent Preeclampsia and Related Morbidity and Mortality: Preventive Medication
Detección de la bacteriuria asintomática JAMA Guide Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening
JAMA Patient Page: Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria JAMA Guide Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening
Detección de la estenosis de la arteria carótida JAMA Guide Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening
JAMA Patient Page: Screening for Carotid Artery Stenosis JAMA Guide Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening
JAMA Podcast: Screening for Carotid Artery Stenosis JAMA Tool Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening
Examen de detección de fibrilación auricular JAMA Guide Atrial Fibrillation: Screening
JAMA Patient Page: Screening for Atrial Fibrillation JAMA Guide Atrial Fibrillation: Screening
JAMA Podcast: Screening for Atrial Fibrillation JAMA Tool Atrial Fibrillation: Screening
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