Preventive Health

Screening Tests and Immunizations Guidelines for Men (Part 2 of 2)

Additional Resources:

Publications

1.   Have WISE EARS! for Life — This resource answers common questions about hearing loss and what you can do to prevent it.

   http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/wiseears.asp

2.   Hearing, Ear Infections, and Deafness — This site links to detailed information on the different causes of hearing loss in both children and adults. It also links to information on screening for hearing loss and communication options for people who are deaf or hearing impaired.

   http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/

3.   National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse Publication List — This is a list of publications available from the National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse.

   http://catalog.niams.nih.gov/

4.   Sun Safety: Save Your Skin — This brochure provides tips on how to protect yourself from the sun. It includes topics such as what to wear, applying sunscreen and tanning.

   http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm049090.htm

5.   Take Care of Your Teeth and Gums — This interactive tool helps you discover the importance of taking care of your teeth and gums. It suggests simple actions that will lead to healthy teeth and gums.

   http://healthfinder.gov/prevention/ViewTopic.aspx?topicID=47&areaID=0

6.   Vaccines and Immunizations for Adults — This publication explains the vaccinations recommended for adults and when to get vaccinated. It also includes a quiz and checklist to help adults figure out if they need any vaccines.

   http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/spec-grps/adults.htm

7.   What You Need To Know About Skin Cancer — This booklet on skin cancer discusses risk factors for and ways to lower risk of skin cancer. It also provides an overview of symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and questions to ask the doctor. It also shows how to do a skin self-exam.

   http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/wyntk/skin

8. A Checklist for Your Eye Doctor Appointment (Copyright © Prevent Blindness America) — This consumer checklist can help patients prepare for an eye exam. It explains what to do before and during the exam, suggests questions to ask the doctor, and provides other helpful tips.

   http://www.preventblindness.org/eye_problems/doc_checklist.html

9. Eye & Vision Problems (Copyright © AOA) — This resource provides brief descriptions of multiple eye and vision problems.

   http://www.aoa.org/x10295.xml

10. Healthy Living, Healthy Vision (Copyright © Prevent Blindness America) — This resource offers tips that may help decrease one’s chances of developing eye disease and/or vision loss. It also features links to information about cataracts, glaucoma, and age-related macular degeneration.

    http://www.preventblindness.org/healthy_living/

11. Oral Health Fact Sheets (Copyright © AGD) — This resource provides a list of fact sheets on oral health. Some of the topics that are included are oral hygiene, tooth decay, and other diseases.

    http://www.agd.org/public/OralHealthFacts/

12.   Your Head: An Owner's Manual: Understanding and Overcoming Depression, Anxiety, and Stress (Copyright © Men's Health Network) — This manual provides men of all ages, and those who love them, with important and realistic perspectives about mental health along with realistic and practical approaches that can make a difference in their lives.

    http://www.menshealthnetwork.org/library/ownersmanual.pdf

Organizations

1.   National Eye Institute, NIH, HHS
2.   National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, NIH, HHS
3.   National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH, HHS
4.   National Institute of Mental Health, NIH, HHS
5. Hearing Loss Association of America

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Content last updated March 1, 2009.