We are committed to helping you stay healthy. One way we do this is by making sure you have the information you need about preventive health care — the steps that you and your doctor take to keep you well. Immunizations, mammograms, and cholesterol testing are all part of staying healthy. We also mail reminder cards to parents to help you keep on track with your children's immunizations and we mail birthday cards to women reminding them to schedule a mammogram and Pap test.
Preventive Health Care Guidelines
These guidelines for children and adults were adapted from the U.S. Public Health Service program, "Put Prevention Into Practice," and are available in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. If you need Acrobat Reader, download it free of charge from Adobe's site.
- Preventive Health Care Guidelines for Adults (PDF) – English
- Preventive Health Care Guidelines for Adults (PDF) – Spanish
- Preventive Health Care Guidelines for Children (PDF) – English
- Preventive Health Care Guidelines for Children (PDF) – Spanish
The information on preventive health care guidelines was last updated February 2007. Changes that may have occurred since that time will not be reflected in these documents. For the latest immunization recommendations, visit www.cdc.gov/vaccines/.
Tools and Information
- Five steps to safer health care flier (PDF)
- Tips for Handling Stress flier (PDF)
- Preventive health care information via the Personal Health Manager: BCBSNM members can log in to Blue Access for Members to access extensive information on preventive health care.
- Preventive health care information on health-related Web sites*:
- American Dietetic Association - nutrition and health information
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - information on vaccines, immunizations, traveler's health, and health topics A-Z
- Health A to Z - healthy lifestyles
- Healthfinder - check prevention and wellness information in their expansive health library
- Kid's Health - Staying Healthy - information geared to children
- MedLine - wellness and lifestyle
- National Women's Health Resource Center - lifestyle corner, women's health topics, tips, and news
- Talking With Kids - an excellent resource for parents
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - comprehensive site promoting better health, safety, and well-being
*We do our best to ensure that the information on the other health-related Web sites listed above is useful, but can't be responsible for the content of those sites or any information you may take from them (please read our legal disclaimer). When you click on a choice above, it will open in a new window so that you can explore that site without having to leave here. When you are through visiting the other site, you can close that window and return to the BCBSNM site.
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