Health Tools
The most important things you can do to stay healthy are:
- Get recommended screening tests
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Be tobacco free
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Be physically active
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Eat a healthy diet
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Stay at a healthy weight
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Take preventive medicines if you need them
Helpful Links
The links below and to the right provide prevention checklists, health news and information, health calculators and tracking tools to help you stay healthy. And, don't forget to check out the physical activity guidelines and prevention checklists in this section.
- familydoctor.org
Health information for the whole family from the American Academy of Family Physicians. - MedlinePlus
Health news and information from the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. - Healthfinder
A guide to reliable health information sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. - National Health Information Center
A health information referral service that connects people who have health questions in touch with the organizations that are best able to provide answers. - National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Information on popular complementary and alternative medical topics, herbal and vitamin supplements, and tips on how to be an informed consumer. - Medicare
The official U.S. government site for people with Medicare. - NIHSeniorHealth
Health and wellness information for older adults from the National Institutes of Health.
