Guidelines (1979-2006)
Guidelines and other material from the Canadian Task Force on the Periodic Health Examination (1979-2006) are presented for informational purposes only. The material has not been reviewed or approved by the current Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care. It may not reflect current evidence or current standards of practice.
- Prevention of Weight Gain and Obesity in Adults: A Systematic Review
- Prevention of Falls in Long-Term Care Facilities
- Screening for Depression in Primary Care
- Screening for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus to Prevent Vascular Complications
- Interventions to Promote Breastfeeding
- Prevention of Influenza in the General Public
- Hormone Replacement Therapy for the Primary Prevention of Chronic Diseases
- Screening for Lung Cancer
- Postmenopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
- The Role of Vitamin E Supplements in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer
- Prevention and Treatment of Violence Against Women
- Use of Back Belts to Prevent Occupational Low-Back Pain
- Prevention of Early-Onset Group B Streptococcal (GBS) Infection in the Newborn
- Prevention of Osteoporosis and Osteoporotic Fractures in Postmenopausal Women
- Breast Self-Examination to Screen for Breast Cancer
- Chemo Prevention of Breast Cancer
- Screening Mammography Among Women Aged 40–49 Years at Average Risk of Breast Cancer
- Colorectal Cancer Screening
- Screening and Management of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
- Screening for Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in the Elderly
- Screening for Otitis Media with Effusion
- Use of Varicella Vaccine in Healthy Populations
- Prevention of Child Maltreatment
- Screening and Management of Hyperhomocysteinemia for the Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease Events
- Use of Ambulatory Electrocardiography for the Detection of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Stroke
- Prevention of Oral Cancer Mortality
- Detection, Prevention and Treatment of Obesity
- Echocardiography for the Detection of a Cardiac Source of Embolus in Patients with Stroke
- Follow-up after Breast Cancer
- Prenatal Screening for and Diagnosis of Down Syndrome
- Screening for Chlamydial Infections
- Screening for Human Papillomavirus Infection in Asymptomatic Women
- Prevention of Dental Caries
- Screening for Visual Problems Among Elderly Patients
- Obesity in Childhood
- Screening Strategies for Colorectal Cancer
- Primary and Secondary Prevention of Neural Tube Defects
- Secondary Prevention of Elder Abuse and Mistreatment
- Primary Prevention of Child Maltreatment
- Lowering the Blood Total Cholesterol Level to Prevent Coronary Heart Disease
- Periodontal Disease: Classification, Diagnosis, Risk Factors and Prevention
- Screening for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
- Routine Prenatal Ultrasound Screening
- HIV Antibody Screening
- Prophylaxis for Gonococcal and Chlamydial Ophthalmia Neonatorum
- Screening for Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly
- Administration of Pneumococcal Vaccine
- Secondary Prevention of Prostate Cancer
- Screening for Cystic Fibrosis
- Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Acetylsalicylic Acid and the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
- Early Detection of Depression by Primary Care Physicians
- Early Detection of Hyperthyroidism and Hypothyroidism in Adults and Screening of Newborns for Congenital Hypothyroidism
- Early Detection of Depression and Prevention of Suicide
- Interventions to Prevent Lung Cancer other than Smoking Cessation
- Well-Baby Care in the First 2 Years of Life
- Prevention of Suicide
- The Periodic Health Examination: 1989 Update
- Preschool Examination for Developmental, Visual and Hearing Problems
- Intrapartum Electronic Fetal Monitoring and Prevention of Neonatal Herpes Simplex
- The Periodic Health Examination: 1987 Update
- The Periodic Health Examination: 1985 Update
- Breast Cancer
- The Periodic Health Examination: 1984 Update
- Report of a Task Force to the Conference of Deputy Ministers of Health
- The Periodic Health Examination