Your Checklist for Health

What can you do to stay healthy and prevent disease? You can get certain screening tests, take preventive medicine if you need it, and practice healthy behaviors.
Top health experts from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force suggest that when you go for your next checkup, you should talk to your doctor or nurse about how you can stay healthy no matter what your age.

Screening Tests for Women: What You Need and When
The most important things you can do to stay healthy are:

• Get recommended screening tests.
  
• Be tobacco free.
  
• Be physically active.
  
• Eat a healthy diet.
  
• Stay at a healthy weight.
  
• Take preventive medicines if you need them.