Summary of policy recommendations for periodic health examinations

Link to these summaries of policy recommendations for periodic health examinations (by the American Academy of Family Physicians) listed on the National Guidelines Clearinghouse website. Included are summaries for:

• Breast Cancer
• Breastfeeding
• Cardiac Disease
• Coronary Heart Disease
• Depression
• Diabetes, Type 2
• Family Violence and Intimate Partner Violence
• Genital Herpes Simplex Virus Infection
• Healthy Diet
• HIV Infection
• Hormone Replacement Therapy
• Idiopathic Scoliosis in Adolescents
• Lead Poisoning
• Neural Tube Defects
• Obesity
• Pneumococcal Disease
• Second Hand Smoke
• Tobacco Use

Each of these recommendations, and many others listed at the website give a brief statement about the strengths of recommendation about screening for each condition.