Healthy living in your 20s
General health
- Get an annual well-woman visit
- Get my blood pressure checked
- Eat healthy
- Maintain a healthy weight
- Get at least 30 minutes of exercise most days
- Quit smoking or don’t start
- Limit alcohol use
- Get a seasonal flu shot
- Ask what other shots I need
- Talk to my doctor about any domestic and interpersonal violence
Reproductive and sexual health
- Choose the right birth control if I have sex
- Talk to my doctor about whether I plan to have children in the next year
- Talk to my doctor about when I need a Pap test (21 and older)
- Talk to my doctor about my risk for sexually transmitted infections and need for screening
- Get an HIV test at least once in my lifetime
- Get tested for chlamydia and gonorrhea
- Get the HPV vaccine if I have not yet received the series of shots (26 and younger)
Diseases and conditions
- Talk to my doctor about getting my cholesterol checked if I have a family history of heart problems
- Get tested for diabetes if I have blood pressure higher than 135/80
- Talk to my doctor about my family history of cancers
- Talk to my doctor about getting screened for Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C
- Talk to my doctor about stress, depression, and other mental health concerns