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Focus on living a healthy life while you are young. Avoid youth risk factors like violence, drug use, and car accidents
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Every 5 years from age 20-38, a general physical exam is recommended.
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Regular STD testing can help patients manage symptoms and make more informed choices. STD risk is especially high during young ages when risky sexual behavior is more common.
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Reduce the risk for chronic health problems later in life. Maintain a healthy work-life balance.
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Before trying to have a baby, improving your own health and preparing can have benefits, including reduced risk of birth defects.
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Talk with doctor about emerging health problems
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The older a woman gets, the more likely to get breast cancer. Regular screenings from 45 onwards every two years can catch breast cancer before it becomes serious.
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Regulate chronic diseases and signs of agin
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Drug deaths peak around middle age
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A condition that becomes more common with old age, osteoporosis is a weakening of the bones that can increase the severity of fractures and breaking in accidents.
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Stay alert to changes in your body, being aware that it may not be able to cope with infection or trauma
