AHRQ Releases New Publication: The Pocket Guide To Staying Healthy at 50+

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released "The Pocket Guide To Staying Healthy At 50+," a free booklet for older adults designed to help people live healthier, longer lives. Developed in partnership with AARP, the Pocket Guide features new research-based recommendations from the AHRQ-sponsored U.S. Preventive Services Task Force — the leading independent panel of experts in prevention and primary care.

The guide updates the original "Staying Healthy at 50+" published in 2000 and includes tips and recommendations on good health habits, screening tests, and immunizations. It provides easy-to-use charts to help track personal health information and includes questions to ask health care providers, as well as resources to contact for additional information.

The guide is available on the AHRQ Web site in English (www.ahrq.gov/ppip/50plus/) and Spanish (www.ahrq.gov/ppip/50plussp/). Printed copies are available from the AHRQ Publications Clearinghouse by calling calling (800) 358-9295 or sending an e-mail to ahrqpubs@ahrq.gov.