Preventive Health & Lifestyle
Key resources
- Red Book – guidelines for preventive activities in general practice (10th ed) !
- Red Book – screening and overdiagnosis !
- Red Book – benefits and harms of preventive activities !
- SNAP – smoking, nutrition, alcohol, physical activity !
- Handbook of Non-Drug Interventions (HANDI) !
- Early detection and screening !
- Healthy living !
Nutrition Australian Dietary Guidelines, diet, Eat for Health 8
Physical activity exercise, sedentary behaviour, exercise prescription 7
Healthy weight & obesity overweight, BMI, weight management 7
Cancer screening screening programs 21
- Early detection and screening !
- Screening – Red Book principles !
- Screening tests of unproven benefit – Red Book !
- Cancer prevention and early detection – National Guide (Aboriginal health) !
Bowel cancer screening colorectal cancer screening, FOBT, iFOBT 4
Breast cancer screening mammography, BreastScreen 5
Cervical screening cervical screening test, HPV screening, self-collection 4
Lung cancer screening NLCSP, low-dose CT 4
Heart health checks & CVD risk cardiovascular risk assessment, AusCVDRisk, absolute CVD risk 8
- Australian guideline for assessing and managing CVD risk (2023) !
- AusCVDRisk calculator !
- Cardiovascular disease risk – Red Book !
- MBS item 699 – heart health assessment !
- MBS item 177 – heart health assessment (other medical practitioner) !
- Heart Health Checks !
- Heart Age Calculator !
- Should I be tested for heart disease? !
Diabetes risk AUSDRISK, prediabetes 4
Skin cancer checks skin checks, melanoma screening, sun protection 5
Smoking, vaping & alcohol quit smoking, vaping, alcohol harm 7
Sleep health insomnia, sleep hygiene, obstructive sleep apnoea 7
Health checks across the life stages health assessment, 45-49 health check, preventive health check 7
Immunisation & infection screening vaccination, immunisation catch-up, hepatitis screening 5
Bone health osteoporosis screening, bone density 4
Occupational health & fitness for work workers compensation, certificate of capacity, return to work, fitness to drive 5
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