My Personal Health Pledge Card
I pledge to get regular checkups and preventive screening tests as recommended by my doctor and talk to my family about my health history this year.
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GET REGULAR CHECKUPS AND PREVENTIVE SCREENING TESTS * GET IMMUNIZED * AIM FOR A HEALTHY WEIGHT * GO FOR A WALK * TAKE A DAILY MULTIVITAMIN WITH FOLIC ACID * EAT RIGHT * BE ACTIVE * BE SMOKE FREE * KEEP YOUR STRESS IN CHECK * BE DRUG AND ALCOHOL FREE * CHOOSE HEALTHY FOODS
Get Your Great 8
Develop a relationship with your doctor or nurse. They will decide when you need your preventive screenings and immunizations. Ask questions and share your concerns. Use this chart as a reminder to see your doctor in time.
I'll start my challenge on (date)
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Write down the results and what your healthcare provider said |
Physical Exam |
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Blood Pressure Check |
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Cholesterol Test |
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Diabetes (Blood Sugar Test) |
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Dental Exam and Cleaning |
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Pap Test and Pelvic Exam |
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HIV/AIDS and other Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) tests |
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Mammogram (x-ray of breast) |
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You may not need all of these tests. Your age, current health, past medical history and family history will help your healthcare provider decide when each test should be done.
My Personal Health Pledge Card
I pledge to get regular checkups and preventive screening tests as recommended by my doctor and talk to my family about my health history during this year.
GET REGULAR CHECKUPS AND PREVENTIVE SCREENING TESTS * GET IMMUNIZED * AIM FOR A HEALTHY WEIGHT * GO FOR A WALK * TAKE A DAILY MULTIVITAMIN WITH FOLIC ACID * EAT RIGHT * BE ACTIVE * BE SMOKE FREE * KEEP YOUR STRESS IN CHECK * BE DRUG AND ALCOHOL FREE * CHOOSE HEALTHY FOODS
Prevention + You
Regular checkups are essential to preventing health challenges and are an extremely important part of taking care of your health. Reward yourself and take our CHALLENGE to get your Great 8 Checkups!
Are You at Risk of Developing a Medical Condition or Disease?
- Risk factors increase your chances for developing a disease or condition. For example, the environment in which you live, your age, sex, ethnic group, life style and family genes are all risk factors. You might have high risk factors. If so, your doctor will need to see you more often or schedule certain tests at an earlier age than often suggested. Make sure you consider your risks.
- Talk to family members, find out your health history and share it with your doctors. Just because Grandma had diabetes, you don't have to.
- Sickle cell anemia is an inherited lifelong condition in which red blood cells can become sickle-shaped, causing them to get stuck in blood vessels. Sickle cell anemia is very common among African Amercians. Do you know if you have sickle cell trait? Get tested!
- Body Mass Index (BMI)
Body Mass Index (BMI) is a number calculated from a person's weight and height. BMI is an easy way to estimate body fatness for most people. It is used to screen for weight categories (underweight, overweight and obese) that may lead to health problems.
Regular checkups, preventive screening tests and immunizations are great ways to maintain good health.