Recommended Screenings and Immunizations for Women with High Risk Factors

Recommended Screening Tests and Immunizations for
Women with High Risk Factors
(Part 2)

if it applies	Are you?	Then ask your health care provider if you need the following screenings or tests more often or at a younger age:
	African American	Blood pressure test; cholesterol test; blood sugar test; vision exam; colonoscopy; genetic counseling for sickle cell anemia
	Hispanic American	Blood pressure test; cholesterol test; blood sugar test; colonoscopy
	Alaska Native/Pacific Islander	Blood sugar test
	American Indian	Blood sugar test
	Ashkenazi Jewish Descent	Genetic counseling for Tay-Sachs disease, if you want to become pregnant
	Ashkenazi Jewish with family history of breast or ovarian cancer	Genetic counseling for possible BRCA1/2 mutation
	Asian American	Blood sugar test
	Age 65 or older	Bone mineral density test; flu vaccine; pneumococcal vaccine
	Between the ages of 60 and 64, weigh less than 154 lbs, and not taking estrogen	Bone mineral density test
	College Age	MMR vaccine; varicella vaccine
	Postmenopausal	Bone mineral density test
	Pregnant	Blood pressure test; blood sugar test; urine test; HIV test; STDs tests; MMR vaccine
	A non-pregnant woman of childbearing age	MMR vaccine; varicella vaccine
	A smoker	Blood pressure test; cholesterol test; bone mineral density test; oral exam; vision exam
	Overweight	Blood pressure test; blood sugar test; weight
	Living in prison	Tuberculosis (TB) test; HIV test; STD tests
	Living in long-term care	TB test; influenza vaccine; pneumococcal vaccine
	A health care worker	TB test; influenza vaccine; pneumococcal vaccine; MMR vaccine; varicella vaccine
	A health care worker exposed to blood	HIV test; hepatitis screening; hepatitis A, B vaccines

This chart lists screenings or tests you might need more often or earlier due to having high risk factors,
or things in your life that increase your chances of developing a condition or disease.


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