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Help Your Patients Quit

Tobacco use is the nation's leading cause of preventable death. Seventy percent of smokers say they would like to quit. Evidence suggests that advice from you doubles smoking cessation success rates.

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Recommendations

Clinical Recommendations

The AAFP's clinical recommendations are intended to help family physicians make evidence-based decisions about the treatment and prevention of disease. View the AAFP recommendations by topic or by title.

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Prescribe Fitness

Make fitness your treatment of choice for prevention and management of many chronic conditions.

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Join the Research

Participate in a family medicine-focused research study with the AAFP National Research Network.

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Public Health

Immunizations

Find childhood, adolescent, and adult immunization schedules. Get recommendations on disease- and population-specific immunizations.

Public Health Issues

Access up-to-date educational materials for physicians and patients about common public health issues.

Drug Alerts and Adverse Events

Receive FDA-mandated and product-related patient safety alerts or report adverse drug events.

Research and Education

AAFP National Research Network

The AAFP NRN strives to conduct, support, promote, and advocate for primary care research in practice-based settings.

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Patient Education

FamilyDoctor.org(familydoctor.org) is the AAFP's patient education website offering trusted, reliable health information for the whole family.