Table 1

Recommendations of the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care used in creating the prevention profile score

A RECOMMENDATIONS (GOOD EVIDENCE TO INCLUDE)B RECOMMENDATIONS (FAIR EVIDENCE TO INCLUDE)D RECOMMENDATIONS (FAIR EVIDENCE TO EXCLUDE)

  • Referral for mammogram for women 50–74 y

  • Flu shots for people > 65 y

  • Routine childhood immunizations

  • Fecal occult blood testing for people > 50 y

  • Pap smears for premenopausal women

  • Pap smears for postmenopausal women

  • Flu shots for people < 65 y with chronic conditions

  • Regular chest x-ray scans for smokers

  • Prostate-specific antigen tests for men > 50 y

  • Routine screening for developmental and learning delays