This tool prioritizes USPSTF-recommended preventive services based upon days of life added for society, as published by Maciosek and colleagues.

  • How old are you?
  • Are you a man or woman?
  • Do you smoke?
Results
The Most Productive Interventions for Society: Quality-Adjusted Days of Life:
Take one daily baby aspirin Over 33
Get all your childhood immunizations Over 33
Get advice and help to quit smoking Over 33
Get screened and treated for hypertension Over 33
Get your cholesterol checked Over 33
Get screening and counseling for alcohol abuse Between 17 and 33
Get screened and treated for colorectal cancer Between 17 and 33
Get a flu shot during flu season Between 17 and 33
Get screened and treated for cervical cancer Between 17 and 33
Get screened and treated for breast cancer Between 17 and 33
Get a vision screen Between 4 and 17
Get a pneumococcal vaccination Between 4 and 17
Take calcium supplements Between 4 and 17
Get an obesity screen Between 4 and 17
Get screened for depression Between 4 and 17
If at high risk, get screened for chlamydia Between 1 and 4
Take folic acid supplements Between 1 and 4
Get a hearing screen Between 1 and 4
Get an osteoporosis screen Between 1 and 4
If at high risk, get screened for high cholesterol Less than 1.4
Get screened for diabetes Less than 1.4
Get dietary counseling Less than 1.4
Get a tetanus-diphtheria booster Less than 1.4
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