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