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Staying healthy at any age has a lot to do with keeping up good habits. And breaking bad habits can make a big difference. Some are obvious – like quitting smoking. Others, like oral health, are less obvious, but equally important. Read on for more wellness tips.

• Health Checkups and Screenings
• Quitting Smoking
• Oral Health
• Aging Skin

Additional Resources

Publications

1.   Fact Sheet — Heart Healthy Eating — This publication provides information on how healthy eating habits can help to reduce the risk of heart disease. It explains what a healthy portion is and how to make heart-healthy food choices.

   http://www.womenshealth.gov/faq/heart-healthy-eating.cfm

2.     Finding Your Way to a Healthier You: Based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans — This booklet based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005 highlights how to make smart food choices from each food group and how to find your balance between food intake and physical activity.

   http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/document/pdf/brochure.pdf

3.   Girlfriends' Health and Safety Tips — You and your girlfriends can help keep each other on track to stay healthy — mentally and physically. This fact sheet has information about how you and your social circle can support each other through the good times and the bad.

   http://www.cdc.gov/women/girlfriends/index.htm

4.   HealthierUS.gov — With a focus on physical fitness, nutrition, preventative screenings, and avoiding risky behaviors, HealthierUS.gov is a source of credible, accurate information to help Americans live healthier lives.

   http://www.healthierus.gov

5.   Healthy Eating after 50 — This publication discusses changes that should be made in an elderly person’s diet.

   http://www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/healthyeating.htm

6.     Staying Healthy at 50+ Timeline — You can take action to stay healthy by following daily steps to good health, getting screening tests (standard tests to look for signs of particular diseases), and taking medicines to prevent disease. This list tells you what to do and when.

   http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/50plusposter.pdf

Organizations

1.   Administration on Aging, HHS
2.   National Institute on Aging, NIH, HHS
3. AGS Foundation for Health in Aging

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Content last updated March 5, 2009.