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Taking steps to protect your health is the best way to prevent disease and other conditions. Health screenings, vaccines, and guarding yourself from germs and bugs can help keep you feeling your best. Flip each card below for checklists on how to improve your health in each area. Click on the images to read articles about each topic.
Most chronic diseases are caused by a short list of risk factors: tobacco use, poor nutrition, physical inactivity, and excessive alcohol use. By avoiding these risks and getting good preventive care, you can improve your chance of staying well, feeling good, and living longer.
Preventive care for adults involves screening for chronic conditions like diabetes and heart disease, as well as immunizations against serious illnesses like the flu and COVID-19.
But what exactly is disease prevention and how can you prevent diseases from happening? Integrative medicine physician Irina Todorov, MD, offers nine ways to prevent diseases and how to take care of yourself so you can live your healthiest, best life. 1. Make healthy food choices.
CDC's work to prevent chronic diseases across the lifespan and help people manage their chronic diseases to prevent complications. View All Divisions and Offices
Disease Prevention. Chronic diseases —including heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancer — account for some of the most common health problems in the United States, according to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
NIH Office of Disease Prevention. Improving public health by increasing the scope, quality, dissemination, and impact of prevention research supported by NIH. About ODP.
Home of the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion - health.gov. Please note: This website has recently moved from www.health.gov to odphp.health.gov. www.health.gov is now the official website of ODPHP’s parent organization, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH). Please update your bookmarks for easy access to ...
Infection prevention and control (IPC) is a practical, evidence-based approach preventing patients and health workers from being harmed by avoidable infections.