Clinical Preventive Services

Revision 6.4, August 2007

These policy recommendations describe AAFP policy for a number of clinical preventive services.

AAFP Summary of Recommendations for Clinical Preventive Services Tool -- The recommendations describe AAFP policy for clinical preventive services and utilize recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force as an evidence basis for these recommendations.

Age Charts for Clinical Preventive Services and Recommended Immunization Schedules for Children and Adults

Introduction to AAFP Summary of Recommendations for Clinical Preventive Services

A-E: Recommendations for Clinical Preventive Services

F-J: Recommendations for Clinical Preventive Services

K-O: Recommendations for Clinical Preventive Services

P-T: Recommendations for Clinical Preventive Services

U-Z: Recommendations for Clinical Preventive Services

Summary of Policy Recommendations for Clinical Preventive Services
(15-page PDF file; About PDFs)

These recommendations are provided only as an assistance for physicians making clinical decisions regarding the care of their patients. As such, they cannot substitute for the individual judgment brought to each clinical situation by the patient's family physician. As with all clinical reference resources, they reflect the best understanding of the science of medicine at the time of publication, but they should be used with the clear understanding that continued research may result in new knowledge and recommendations.