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Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:-.7pt;text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>GRADE A AND B RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:-.7pt;text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:-.7pt;text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:-.7pt;text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Chapter 20:06:54</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:-.7pt;text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:-.7pt;text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>APPENDIX A</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:-.7pt;text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:-.7pt;text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>SEE: &#167;&nbsp;20:06:54:01</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:-.7pt;text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:-.7pt;text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:-.7pt;text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span 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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:-.7pt;text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Source: 37 SDR 63, effective September 27, 2010; 37 SDR 111, effective December 7, 2010.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:-.7pt;text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"'><br clear=all style='page-break-before:always'> </span></font> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:-.7pt;text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Appendix A</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:-.7pt;text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:-.7pt;text-align:center'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Grade A and B Recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:-.7pt;text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Topic</span></font></b></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Text</span></font></b></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Grade</span></font></b></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Date in</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Effect</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Screening for</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>abdominal aortic</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>aneurysm</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The USPSTF recommends one-time screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) by ultrasonography in men aged 65 to 75 who have ever smoked.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>B</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Feb 28,</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>2005</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Screening and</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>counseling to</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>reduce alcohol</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>misuse</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening and behavioral counseling interventions to reduce alcohol misuse (go to Clinical Considerations) by adults, including pregnant women, in primary care settings.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>B</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>April 30, 2004</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Aspirin to prevent</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>CVD: men</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The USPSTF recommends the use of aspirin for men age 45 to79 years when the potential benefit due to a reduction in myocardial infarctions outweighs the potential harm due to an increase in gastrointestinal hemorrhage.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>A</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>March 30, 2009</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Aspirin to prevent </span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>CVD: women</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The USPSTF recommends the use of aspirin for women age 55 to 79 years when the potential benefit of a reduction in ischemic strokes outweighs the potential harm of an increase in gastrointestinal hemorrhage.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>A</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>March 30, 2009</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Screening for</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>bacteriuria</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The USPSTF recommends screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria with urine culture for pregnant women at 12 to 16 weeks' gestation or at the first prenatal visit, if later.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>A</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>July 31, 2008</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Screening for high</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>blood pressure</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening for high blood pressure in adults aged 18 and older.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>A</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dec 31, 2007</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Counseling related to BRCA screening</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>&nbsp;</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The USPSTF recommends that women whose family history is associated with an increased risk for deleterious mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes be referred for genetic counseling and evaluation for BRCA testing.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>B</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sept 30, 2005</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Screening for </span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>breast cancer</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>(mammography)</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The USPSTF recommends screening mammography for women with or without clinical breast examination (CBE), every 1-2 years for women aged 40 and older.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>B</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sept 30, 2002</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Chemoprevention</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>of breast cancer</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The USPSTF recommends that clinicians discuss chemoprevention with women at high risk for breast cancer and at low risk for adverse effects of chemoprevention. Clinicians should inform patients of the potential benefits and harms of chemoprevention.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>B</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>July 31, 2002</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Interventions to </span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>support breast</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>feeding</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The USPSTF recommends interventions during pregnancy and after birth to promote and support breastfeeding.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>B</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Oct 31, 2008</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Screening for </span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>cervical cancer</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The USPSTF strongly recommends screening for cervical cancer in women who have been sexually active and have a cervix.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>A</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Jan 31, 2003</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Screening for</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>chlamydial</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>infection: non-</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>pregnant women</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening for chlamydial infection for all sexually active non-pregnant young women aged 24 and younger and for older non-pregnant women who are at increased risk.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>A</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>June 30, 2007</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Screening for </span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>chlamydial </span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>infection: pregnant </span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>women</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The USPSTF recommends screening for chlamydial infection for all pregnant women aged 24 and younger and for older pregnant women who are at increased risk.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>B</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>June 30, 2007</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>&nbsp;</span></font></b></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Screening for</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>cholesterol</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>abnormalities: men </span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>35 and older</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) strongly recommends screening men aged 35 and older for lipid disorders.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>A</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>June 30, 2008</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Screening for</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>cholesterol</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>abnormalities: men</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>younger than 35</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The USPSTF recommends screening men aged 20 to 35 for lipid disorders if they are at increased risk for coronary heart disease.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>B</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>June 30, 2008</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Screening for</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>cholesterol</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>abnormalities:</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>women 45 and</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>older</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The USPSTF strongly recommends screening women aged 45 and older for lipid disorders if they are at increased risk for coronary heart disease.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>A</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>June 30, 2008</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Screening for </span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>cholesterol </span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>abnormalities:</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>women younger </span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>than 45</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The USPSTF recommends screening women aged 20 to 45 for lipid disorders if they are at increased risk for coronary heart disease.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>B</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>June 30, 2008</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Screening for </span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>colorectal cancer</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The USPSTF recommends screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) using fecal occult blood testing, sigmoidoscopy, or colonoscopy, in adults, beginning at age 50 years and continuing until age 75 years. The risks and benefits of these screening methods vary.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>A</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Oct 31, 2008</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Chemoprevention</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>of dental caries</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The USPSTF recommends that primary care clinicians prescribe oral fluoride supplementation at currently recommended doses to preschool children older than 6 months of age whose primary water source is deficient in fluoride.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>B</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>April 30, 2004</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Screening for</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>depression: adults</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The USPSTF recommends screening adults for depression when staff-assisted depression care supports are in place to assure accurate diagnosis, effective treatment, and follow-up.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>B</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dec 31, 2009</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Screening for</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>depression: </span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>adolescents</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The USPSTF recommends screening of adolescents (12-18 years of age) for major depressive disorder (MDD) when systems are in place to ensure accurate diagnosis, psychotherapy (cognitive-behavioral or interpersonal), and follow-up.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>B</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>March 30, 2009</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Screening for</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>diabetes</span></font></b></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The USPSTF recommends screening for type 2 diabetes in asymptomatic adults with sustained blood pressure (either treated or untreated) greater than 135/80 mm Hg.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>B</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>June 30, 2008</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Counseling for a</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>healthy diet</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The USPSTF recommends intensive behavioral dietary counseling for adult patients with hyperlipidemia and other known risk factors for cardiovascular and diet-related chronic disease. Intensive counseling can be delivered by primary care clinicians or by referral to other specialists, such as nutritionists or dietitians.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>B</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Jan 30, 2003</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Supplementation</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>with folic acid</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The USPSTF recommends that all women planning or capable of pregnancy take a daily supplement containing 0.4 to 0.8 mg (400 to 800 µg) of folic acid.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>A</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>May 31, 2009</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Screening for</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>gonorrhea: wp,em</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that clinicians screen all sexually active women, including those who are pregnant, for gonorrhea infection if they are at increased risk for infection (that is, if they are young or have other individual or population risk factors; go to Clinical Considerations for further discussion of risk factors).</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>B</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>May 31, 2005</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Prophylactic</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>medication for</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>gonorrhea:</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>newborns</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The USPSTF strongly recommends prophylactic ocular topical medication for all newborns against gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>A</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>May 31, 2005</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Screening for</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>hearing loss</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The USPSTF recommends screening for hearing loss in all newborn infants.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>B</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>July 31, 2008</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Screening for</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>hemoglobinopathies</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening for sickle cell disease in newborns.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>A</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sept 30, 2007</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Screening for</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>hepatitis B</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) strongly recommends screening for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in pregnant women at their first prenatal visit.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>A</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>June 30, 2009</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Screening for HIV</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) strongly recommends that clinicians screen for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) all adolescents and adults at increased risk for HIV infection (go to Clinical Considerations for discussion of risk factors).</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>A</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>July 31, 2005</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Screening for</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>congenital</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>hypothyroidism</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The USPSTF recommends screening for congenital hypothyroidism (CH) in newborns.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>A</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>March 31, 2008</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Screening for iron</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>deficiency anemia</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The USPSTF recommends routine screening for iron deficiency anemia in asymptomatic pregnant women.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>B</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>May 31, 2006</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Iron</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>supplementation in</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>children</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends routine iron supplementation for asymptomatic children aged 6 to 12 months who are at increased risk for iron deficiency anemia (go to Clinical Considerations for a discussion of increased risk).</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>B</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>May 30, 2006</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Screening and</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>counseling for</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>obesity: adults</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The USPSTF recommends that clinicians screen all adult patients for obesity and offer intensive counseling and behavioral interventions to promote sustained weight loss for obese adults.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>B</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dec 31, 2003</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Screening and</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>counseling for</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>obesity: children</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The USPSTF recommends that clinicians screen children aged 6 years and older for obesity and offer them or refer them to comprehensive, intensive behavioral interventions to promote improvement in weight status.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>B</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Jan 31, 2010</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Screening for</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>osteoporosis</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that women aged 65 and older be screened routinely for osteoporosis. The USPSTF recommends that routine screening begin at age 60 for women at increased risk for osteoporotic fractures. (Go to Clinical Considerations for discussion of women at increased risk.)</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>B</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sept 30, 2002</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Screening for PKU</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>&nbsp;</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The USPSTF recommends screening for phenylketonuria (PKU) in newborns.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>A</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>March 31, 2008</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Screening for Rh</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>incompatibility:</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>first pregnancy visit</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) strongly recommends Rh (D) blood typing and antibody testing for all pregnant women during their first visit for pregnancy-related care.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>A</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Feb 29, 2004</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Screening for Rh</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>incompatibility: </span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>24-28 weeks </span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>gestation</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The USPSTF recommends repeated Rh (D) antibody testing for all unsensitized Rh (D)-negative women at 24-28 weeks' gestation, unless the biological father is known to be Rh (D)-negative.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>B</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Feb 29, 2004</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Counseling for STIs</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The USPSTF recommends high-intensity behavioral counseling to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs) for all sexually active adolescents and for adults at increased risk for STIs.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>B</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Oct 31, 2008</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Screening for</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>syphilis: non-</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>pregnant persons</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) strongly recommends that clinicians screen persons at increased risk for syphilis infection.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>A</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>July 31, 2004</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Screening for </span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>syphilis: pregnant</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>women</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The USPSTF recommends that clinicians screen all pregnant women for syphilis infection.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>A</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>July 31, 2004</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Counseling for</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>tobacco use</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The USPSTF recommends that clinicians ask all adults about tobacco use and provide tobacco cessation interventions for those who use tobacco products.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>A</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>April 30, 2009</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Counseling for</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>tobacco use</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The USPSTF recommends that clinicians ask all pregnant women about tobacco use and provide augmented, pregnancy-tailored counseling for those who smoke.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>A</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>April 30, 2009</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Screening for visual</span></font></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>acuity in children</span></font></b></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The USPSTF recommends screening to detect amblyopia, strabismus, and defects in visual acuity in children younger than age 5 years.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>B</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>May 31, 2004</span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=276 valign=top style='width:207.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:1.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> <td width=91 valign=top style='width:.95in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"'><br clear=all style='page-break-before:always'> 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