Less Than 10% Of American Adults Get Recommended Preventive Healthcare,

reports that according to a new study surveying nearly 2,800 American adults over age 35, “only 8 percent were getting all of the highly recommended preventive services with the greatest potential for improving health.” Reuters explains the survey included questions “about the receipt of 15 high-priority preventive services including blood pressure and cholesterol checks, screening for osteoporosis and several cancers, counseling on tobacco use, obesity, alcohol use and depression, plus vaccinations and aspirin use.” The study was published online June 4 in Health Affairs. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-prevention/most-americans-miss-out-on-preventive-healthcare-idUSKBN1J72JG