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AHRQ
and AARP team to help Adults over 50 stay
healthy
Newswise — The Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality and the AARP released
two new checklists designed to help men and
women over the age of 50 learn what they can
do to stay healthy and prevent disease.
AHRQ and AARP also released an accompanying
wall chart, the Staying Healthy at 50+
timeline, that provides information about
recommended preventive services and can be
posted in both clinical and community
settings.
These three publications Men: Stay Healthy
at 50+, Checklists for Your Health; Women:
Stay Healthy at 50+, Checklists for Your
Health; and the Staying Healthy at 50+
timeline show at a glance the evidence-based
recommendations from the U.S. Preventive
Services Task Force regarding screening
tests, preventive medicines and healthy
lifestyle behaviors for people 50 and older.
“As we age, what we need to do to stay
healthy begins to change,” said AHRQ
Director Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D. “These new
easy-to-read checklists help Americans age
50 and older realize the important steps
they can take to stay healthy.”
Checklists for Health, available in English
and Spanish, are brochures that adults can
take along to medical appointments and are
designed to help patients and clinicians
engage in discussions about necessary
preventive screening tests.
Unlike diagnostic tests, which clinicians
order when they suspect someone has a
disease, screening tests help check for
problems before symptoms are apparent.
Patients can use the checklists to record
their screening test history and plan
follow-up medical appointments. Both
checklists also provide tips about other
things to do to stay healthy, such as eating
a healthy diet and exercising.
“We all have a personal stake in making
wellness and prevention a top priority,”
said Cheryl Matheis, AARP senior vice
president of health strategies.
“We are delighted to be part of this effort
to increase public awareness and
participation in age-appropriate health
screenings that can often prevent or delay
expensive and debilitating chronic
diseases.”
The Staying Healthy at 50+ timeline displays
the Task Force’s recommendations for
preventive care for men and women age 50 and
older in a wall chart, and it is designed to
be posted in places such as clinicians’
offices, senior centers, fitness centers,
pharmacies and other public locations.
“Equipping people with the tools and
information to stay healthy is important for
healthy aging,” said Josefina G. Carbonell,
Assistant Secretary for Aging of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services.
“We
are eager to promote the use of these
checklists through Aging Network Community
Based Partners that reach more than 10.4
million older people and their caregivers
and deliver evidence- based health promotion
and disease prevention programs.”
The Task Force is the leading independent
panel of experts in prevention and primary
care. The Task Force, which is supported by
AHRQ, conducts rigorous, impartial
assessments of the scientific evidence for
the effectiveness of a broad range of
clinical preventive services, including
screening, counseling and preventive
medications. Its recommendations are
considered the gold standard for clinical
preventive services.
AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership
organization that helps people 50+ have
independence, choice and control in ways
that are beneficial and affordable to them
and society as a whole.
Men: Stay Healthy at 50+ --Your Checklists
for Health and Women: Stay Healthy at 50+
--Your Checklists for Health are available
on the AHRQ Web site at
http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/men50.htm
and
http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/women50.htm .
The Staying Healthy at 50+ timeline is also
available on the AHRQ Web site at
http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/50plusposter.htm
. The publications may be ordered by calling
AHRQ’s Publications Clearinghouse at
1-800-358-9295 or sending an e-mail to
ahrqpubs@ahrq.hhs.gov.
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