Prevention Screening Schedules for the Entire Family

Men

Adult Immunizations

• Flu: Visit www.cdc.gov for current year recommendations
• Pneumonia vaccine for those over age 65 and those at high risk (1 dose)
• Boosters for diphtheria-tetanus (every 10 years)
• Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) among young adults (1 dose)
• Hepatitis A & B for those at high risk (series of shots)
• Chicken Pox vaccine for those still at risk (1 dose)
• Rabies, if you think you have been exposed (1 dose)
• Meningitis for those at high risk (1 dose)

Blood Pressure

Regular Screenings, at least every 2 years

Cholesterol

Regular screenings, starting at age 35

Colorectal Cancer

Regular screenings, starting at age 50

Depression

Depending on your risk factors

Diabetes

If you have high blood pressure or high cholesterol

Prostate Cancer

Discuss screening options with your doctor

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Depending on your risk factors

Vision

Regular screenings, starting at age 65

Women

Adult Immunizations

• Flu: Visit www.cdc.gov for current year recommendations
• Pneumonia vaccine for those over age 65 and those at high risk (1 dose)
• Boosters for diphtheria-tetanus (every 10 years)
• Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) among young adults (1 dose)
• Hepatitis A & B for those at high risk (series of shots)
• Chicken Pox vaccine for those still at risk (1 dose)
• Rabies, if you think you have been exposed (1 dose)
• Meningitis for those at high risk (1 dose)

Blood Pressure

Regular Screenings, at least every 2 years

Breast Cancer

Mammograms, starting at age 40 (every year)

Cholesterol

Regular screenings, starting at age 45

Colorectal Cancer

Regular screenings, starting at age 50

Depression

Depending on your risk factors

Diabetes

If you have high blood pressure or high cholesterol

Osteoporosis

Regularly, starting at age 65

Sexually Transmitted Infections

For sexually active women under age 25 (every year)
For others, depending on your risk factors

Vision

Regular screenings, starting at age 65

Children/Infants

Childhood Immunizations

• Hepatitis B: 1-18 months of age (series of 3 shots)
• Diptheria, tetanus, and pertussis: 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, 15-18 months and 4-6-years of age (5 doses)
• Pneumococcal: 2 months,4 months, 6 months, 12-18 months and 2-18 years of age (5 doses)
• Polio: 2 months, 4 months, 6-18 months, and 4-6 years of age (4 doses)
• Measles, mumps, and rubella: 12-15 months and 4-6 years of age (4 doses)
• Varicella: 12-18 months of age (1 dose)
• Hepatitis A: 2-18 years of age for selected populations (series of shots)
• Flu: Visit www.cdc.gov for current year recommendations

Congenital Disorders such as Down’s Syndrome, Thyroid Disorders or Neural Tube Defects

Before or at birth

Antibiotics for the Eyes

At birth

Phenylketonuria

At birth

Vision Screening

For those under age 5

Anemia

For those at high rish

Lead Levels

For those at high risk

Source: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices http://www.cdc.gov/NIP/ACIP/default.html