How To Use This Guide

You can use this guide to:

1. Learn what you can do to stay healthy. 
2. Find out which screening tests you need and how often you need them. Ask why a test is needed and how it can help you. 
3. Get ideas for questions to discuss with your doctor or other health professional. 
4. Keep track of your health care by using the personal prevention charts at the end of this booklet. You may want to bring this booklet with you every time you see a doctor or other health professional and fill it out before you leave the doctor's office. 
   Learn about other places to find health information.

Put Prevention Into Practice

Staying Healthy
at 50+

Contents

Introduction
About This Guide
How This Guide Is Organized
How To Take Part in Staying Healthy
How To Use This Guide

What You Can Do To Stay Healthy
Creating a Healthy Lifestyle
Taking Charge of Your Health
Foods That Can Help You Add Calcium To Your Diet
Getting Help When You Need It

Ask Your Doctor About Checkups, Tests, and Shots You Need
Regular Checkups and Care
Tests To Catch Diseases or Conditions Early
Tests To Find Cancers
Shots To Prevent Diseases

For More Information

Personal Prevention Charts
Personal Information Chart
Personal Prevention Chart
Cancer Test Chart
Flu Shot Chart
Tetanus Shot Chart
Pneumonia Shot Chart
Medicine Chart 

AHRQ is charged with supporting research designed to improve the quality of health care, reduce its cost, and broaden access to essential services. 

AARP is the Nation's leading organization for people age 50 and older. It serves their needs and interests through information and education, advocacy, and community services, which are provided by a network of local chapters and experienced volunteers throughout the country. The organization also offers members a wide range of special benefits and services, including Modern Maturity magazine and the monthly Bulletin.

HRSA directs national health programs that improve the health of the Nation by ensuring quality health care to underserved, vulnerable, and special-need populations. 

Put Prevention into Practice (PPIP) is a program sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ, formerly the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research) to increase the appropriate use of clinical preventive services, such as screening tests, immunizations, and counseling. 

PPIP is derived from the evidence-based recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel of experts in primary health care and prevention convened by AHRQ. PPIP tools enable doctors and other health care providers to determine which services their patients should receive and make it easier for patients to understand and keep track of their preventive care

What You Can Do To Stay Healthy

Evidence shows that some of the leading causes of death in the United States, such as heart disease, cancer, stroke, some lung diseases, injuries, and HIV/AIDS, often can be prevented by improving personal health habits. Eating right, staying physically active, and not smoking are a few examples of good habits that can help you stay healthy.

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