Preventive Service Guidelines

CareFirst's Quality Improvement Council has approved the guidelines listed below.

• Preventive Service Guidelines for Children
• Recommended Immunization Schedule for Children Birth through Six (Parent Version)
• Recommended Immunization Schedule for Children Seven through 18 (Parent Version)
• Recommended Immunization Schedule for Children and Adolescents Eighteen Years or Younger (Health Care Provider Version)
• Preventive Service Guidelines for Adults
• Recommended Immunization Schedule for Adults Nineteen Years or Older (Health Care Provider Version)
• Preventive Service Guidelines for a Healthy Pregnancy

Pertinent Literature:

• Screening for Unhealthy Drug Use: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
• Primary Care Interventions for Prevention and Cessation of Tobacco Use in Children and Adolescents: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
• Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
• Bright Futures/American Academy of Pediatrics Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care (Periodicity Schedule)
• Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Recommended Immunization Schedule for Adults Aged 19 Years or Older - United States, 2021
• Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Recommended Immunization Schedule for Children and Adolescents Aged 18 Years or Younger - United States, 2020
• Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
• Human Papillomavirus Vaccination for Adults: Updated Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
• Preexposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV Infection: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
• Interventions to Prevent Perinatal Depression: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
• Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Reduce Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
• Behavioral Weight Loss Interventions to Prevent Obesity-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
• Screening for Cervical Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
• Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
• Colorectal Cancer Screening for Average-Risk Adults: 2018 Guideline Update from the American Cancer Society
• The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Number 736, May 2018: Optimizing Postpartum Care
• Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
• Screening for Obesity in Children and Adolescents: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
• Screening for Preeclampsia: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
• Folic Acid Supplementation for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
• Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
• Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
• Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
• Aspirin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
• Screening for Depression in Children and Adolescents: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
• Screening for Depression in Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
• Screening for Breast Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement