Why choose a
pediatrician?
Healthy Living
Expo 2015!
What is your
heart telling you?
STAYING
healthy is often a matter
of daily decision making.
Choosing to buy a sandwich made
with whole-grain bread. Deciding to
quit smoking. Finding time for a visit
to the gym, a swim at the pool or an
invigorating walk with a friend over
lunch.
Some decisions that affect your
health may come around less fre-
quently—but they’re just as
important.
Scheduling a mammogram
every year, starting at age 40.
Checking your blood pres-
sure at least every two years.
Having a colonoscopy
every 10 years, starting
at age 50.
These health screenings are vital for
keeping track of your health, but they’re
sometimes so infrequent that they can
easily be forgotten. So, how can you
remember them?
Working closely with your doctor is a
good start. (When was your last general
checkup, by the way?)
Below is a list of recommended im-
munizations that help prevent illness
caused by viruses or bacteria.
Take this page to your next medical
visit, and it can help serve as a starting
point for discussing your screening and
immunization needs. And—based on
things like your family’s history, your
race or ethnicity, and your lifestyle—you
and your doctor can come up with a
plan that is tailor-made to help you stay
healthy.
Sources: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics; Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality; American Cancer Society
W O M E N ’ S H E A L T H
Resolve to stay well
I M M U N I Z A T I O N S F O R W O M E N
Don’t take a risk: Protect yourself from infection
It’s not just kids that need to get vacci-
nated against disease. Adults do too.
Here are some common shots and
when you might need them:
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In uenza ( u) vaccine: Yearly.
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Pneumococcal (pneumonia) vaccine:
Usually at age 65, but talk with your
doctor.
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Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis vac-
cine: Get a booster every 10 years. Ask
your doctor if you need a Td or Tdap
shot.
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Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine: Ask
your doctor.
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine:
Through age 26. Ask your doctor.
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Zoster (shingles) vaccine: At age 60.
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Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vac-
cine: Ask your doctor.
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Meningococcal vaccine: Ask your doctor.
Protect your health: Ask your doctor
about the immunizations that are recom-
mended for you.
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO HEALTHFUL L I V I NG
WI NTER
2015
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital