When should you have a mammography? When and what kind of immunizations should your children have? There are lots of preventive measures that you can take to lead a healthier lifestyle. The most important resource you have for health information is your physician. However, listed below are supplemental preventive guidelines recommended by the U.S. Preventive Task Force for children, adolescents and adults. These are recommendations only and not the provision of medical care. Please consult your doctor for the appropriate schedule of preventive care to meet your personal needs. Also, please consult your health benefit plan booklet to determine coverage limits or restrictions on preventive care services.

Click the following link to download a PDF version of the following Preventive Guidelines chart:
Preventive Guidelines Chart (636k)

These suggested guidelines are intended for healthy low-risk individuals and are not intended to replace clinical judgment. All benefit plans may not cover these services.

**Testicular self-examination; breast self examination

Reference: Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, 2005. Recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, (www.preventiveservices.ahrq.gov.), American Academy of Family Physicians (www.aafp.org), American Academy of Pediatrics (www.aap.org), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (www.cdc.gov), American Heart Association (www.americanheart.org).

National Capital Preferred Provider Organization, Inc. ("NCPPO") is a Maryland corporation. NCPPO is an organizer of provider networks, which it makes available by contract to a variety of payors of health benefits. NCPPO is not an insurance company and has no liability for benefits under benefit plans offered or administered by payors. NCPPO and its affiliate and parent companies are not responsible for, and do not control or have a right to control, the medical judgment of the network providers.