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The Healthy Women Partnership is a program that offers services to eligible women
at no cost or low cost for mammography and pap smears by affiliated providers
within the county. Call for eligibility criteria at: 270-2640.
Put Your Focus on Wellness & Prevention Health Screening Guidelines for Women: With a wellness focus you can protect your health and improve your quality of
life. By taking a proactive role in getting regular screening examinations, you
can prevent problems before they occur. Prevention is the key to living long
and living well.
| Screening Tests |
Age |
Recommendation |
| Blood cholesterol test |
20 & older |
first test at age 20 then every 5 years |
| Blood pressure test |
18 & older |
every two years |
| Blood sugar test |
45 & older |
every three years |
| Bone density test |
menopause |
women with mobility limitations may need screening earlier |
| Breast exam |
18 & older |
monthly self exam
yearly by health care provider |
| Colonoscopy |
50 & older |
every 5-10 years |
| Dental exam |
age 2 & older |
1-2 times yearly |
| Eye exam |
20-39
40 & older |
initial exam,
every 2-4 years |
| Fecal blood test |
50 & older |
yearly |
| Full checkup |
18-49 years
50 & older |
every 1-3 years
every year |
| Mammogram |
35-39 years
40-49 years
50 & older |
baseline test
every 1-2 years
every year |
| Pap smear |
18 & older |
every 1-3 years |
| Sigmoidoscopy |
50 & older |
every 5 years |
| Skin cancer exam |
18 & older |
monthly self exam
yearly by health care provider |
| STD tests |
sexually active |
annually or at exposure to an infected or questionable partner |
| Urine test for diabetes |
18 & older |
every year |
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