Learn about disease and injury prevention
Knowing how to take care of yourself is the key to living longer and better. Our Learning Center has hundreds of topics to answer your questions. From bath safety and food poisoning to rattlesnake bites and car seats for children, the information is here. Do you want to know about immunizations? Are you wondering if you should have a cholesterol test? We can help.
Get the information you need in topics such as:
- Early Disease Detection.
- Interactive Tool: Are You at Risk for a Heart Attack?
- Interactive Tool: Is Your Weight Increasing Your Health Risks?
Dental care: Brushing and flossing your teeth.
Should I get a flu shot?- Should I have allergy shots for allergies to insect stings?
More Information
Health Topics
- Abnormal Pap Test
- Ashkenazi Jewish Genetic Panel (AJGP)
- Basic Dental Care
- Blood and Body Fluid Precautions
- Burns
- Carbon dioxide laser surgery for abnormal cervical cell changes
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- Cervical biopsy for abnormal cervical cell changes
- Child Car Seats
- Cold Temperature Exposure
- Cone biopsy (conization) for abnormal cervical cell changes
- Crib Safety
- Cryotherapy for abnormal cervical cell changes
- Early Disease Detection
- Genetics
- Hand-Washing
- Health and Safety, Ages 2 to 5 Years
- Health and Safety, Birth to 2 Years
- Healthy Aging
- Heat-Related Illnesses
- Immunizations
- Immunotherapy for allergies to insect stings
- Interactive Tool: Are You at Risk for a Heart Attack?
- Interactive Tool: Are You Depressed?
- Interactive Tool: Are You Ready to Quit Smoking?
- Interactive Tool: How Does Smoking Affect Your Lifespan?
- Interactive Tool: How Does Smoking Increase Your Risk of Heart Attack?
- Interactive Tool: How Much Is Smoking Costing You?
- Interactive Tool: Is Your Weight Increasing Your Health Risks?
- Interactive Tool: Which Health Screenings Do You Need?
- Interactive Tools
- Low-Dose Aspirin Therapy
- Nursery Equipment Safety Checklist
- Pediatric Preparation for Medical Tests
- Physical Therapy
- Playground Safety
- Poisoning
- Preventing Falls
- Preventing Poisoning in Young Children
- Protecting Your Child From Drowning Hazards
- Protecting Your Skin From the Sun
- Quick Tips: Getting Active as a Family
- Quick Tips: Staying Active in Hot Weather
- Quitting Smoking
- Radon
- Safe Sex
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
- Sunburn
- Terrorism and Other Public Health Threats
- Travel Health
- Virtual Colonoscopy
- West Nile Virus
Medical Tests
- Amniocentesis
- Breast Self-Examination
- Cholesterol and Triglycerides Tests
- Clinical Breast Examination
- Colonoscopy
- Colposcopy and Cervical Biopsy
- Dental X-rays
- Digital Rectal Examination (DRE)
- Endometrial Biopsy
- Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT)
- Genetic Test
- Lead
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Breast
- Mammogram
- Pap Test
- Phenylketonuria (PKU) Test
- Rubella Test
- Self-Examination for Dental Plaque
- Tay-Sachs Test
Make a Wise Decision
- Allergies: Should I take shots for insect sting allergies?
- Blood transfusions: Should I bank blood before surgery?
- Colon cancer: Which screening test should I have?
- Flu shots: Should I get a flu shot?
- Heart disease: Should I have an angiogram?
- Osteoporosis: Should I have a dual X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) test?
- Pap test: Should I have colposcopy if my Pap test shows minor cell changes?
- Pregnancy: Should I have an early fetal ultrasound?
- Pregnancy: Should I have the maternal serum triple or quadruple test?
- Prostate cancer screening: Should I have a PSA test?
Take Action
- Aging well: Making your home fall-proof
- Asthma: Identifying your triggers
- Back problems: Proper lifting
- COPD: Avoiding your triggers
- Dental care: Brushing and flossing your teeth
- Diabetes and vision problems: Performing daily diabetes tasks when you can't see well
- Diabetes in children: Preparing a care plan for school
- Diabetes in children: Preventing low blood sugar
- Quitting smoking: Preventing slips or relapses
- Vertigo: Balance exercises
- Vertigo: Staying safe when you have balance problems
- Vision problems: Living with poor eyesight
Credits
| Author | Debby Golonka, MPH |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman, MATC |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine |
| Last Updated | May 6, 2008 |
| Author: | Debby Golonka, MPH | Last Updated: May 6, 2008 |
| Medical Review: | Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine | |
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