{"id":1898,"date":"2009-02-12T18:27:31","date_gmt":"2009-02-12T23:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthnews.nchealthplans.com\/?p=1898"},"modified":"2010-06-16T14:44:57","modified_gmt":"2010-06-16T19:44:57","slug":"recommendations-for-staying-healthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/2009\/02\/recommendations-for-staying-healthy\/","title":{"rendered":"Recommendations for Staying Healthy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Adults (19-64 years)<\/p>\n

Adults ages 19 to 64 should visit their doctor for a routine check-up every one to three years.<\/p>\n

Routine screening and testing<\/p>\n

Height and weight (body mass index-screening for healthy weight)
\nBlood pressure
\nVision
\nChlamydia for women (up to age 24)
\nCholesterol every 5 years, if normal
\nColon cancer (1)\u00a0starting at age 50
\nMammogram every year for women ages 40 and over
\nPap smear every year for women (testing less often may be recommended by your physician)
\nYour provider may want to discuss the following:<\/p>\n

Nutrition
\nExercise
\nSeatbelt use
\nSmoking, drug and alcohol use
\nDepression
\nSafer sex
\nProstate cancer screening for most men ages 50 and over
\nIf the provider does not ask about any of these health issues, you should bring them up if you have questions or concerns.<\/p>\n

Immunizations<\/p>\n

Tetanus, Diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine (if last tetanus vaccine was 10 or more years ago may receive one-dose one-time)
\nInfluenza (Flu) vaccine (adults 50+ years, annually)
\nHepatitis B vaccine (adults at risk)
\nMeasles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) vaccine (adults who’ve never received vaccine)
\nMeningococcal vaccine (college students in dormitories)
\nVaricella (chickenpox) vaccine (adults who’ve never had chicken pox and never received vaccine)
\nHuman papillomavirus or HPV (protects against cervical cancer and genital warts) (adult women ages 19-26)
\nPneumococcal vaccine (adults at risk)
\nZoster (shingles) vaccine (adults 60+, one dose)
\nNotes:
\n(1)One of the following screening tests is recommended:<\/p>\n

Annual fecal occult blood test (FOBT) or stool sample
\nFlexible sigmoidoscopy, every five years
\nAnnual FOBT and flexible sigmoidoscopy, every five years
\nTotal colon examination by double-contrast barium enema (DCBE), every 5 to 10 years
\nTotal colon examination by colonoscopy, every 10 years<\/p>\n

For more information on health insurance coverage in North Carolina<\/a>, please visit our website at www.nchealthplans.com<\/a> or call our toll free number 888-765-5400 and speak with one of our qualified agents.\u00a0 Our agency provides coverage for health insurance in North Carolina through Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina\u00a0(BCBSNC).\u00a0 <\/a>You may qualify for a 15% healthy lifestyle discount if you are in excellent health.\u00a0 Call us for details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Adults (19-64 years) Adults ages 19 to 64 should visit their doctor for a routine check-up every one to three years. Routine screening and testing Height and weight (body mass index-screening for healthy weight) Blood pressure Vision Chlamydia for women (up to age 24) Cholesterol every 5 years, if normal Colon cancer (1)\u00a0starting at age […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,155,154],"tags":[23,136,18,353,354],"class_list":["post-1898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health-and-nutrition","category-mens-health","category-womens-health","tag-bcbsnc","tag-blue-cross-blue-shield-of-north-carolina","tag-healthy-living","tag-routine-screening","tag-routine-tests"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1898"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2938,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1898\/revisions\/2938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}