The United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends 41 preventative services for nonpregnant adults, yet only 8% of adults in the United States obtain all of the recommended preventative services (Tasksler, Mercer, Fagerlin & Rothberg, 2019). In order to improve this number, providers need to work on providing individualized preventative services to help patients take advantage of all the preventative services there are to offer. By asking their patients questions each visit it will help them gain information needed to provide individualized preventative services. Questions that should be asked include:

How much alcohol do you drink in a typical day and week?
Do you smoke and if so, how much a day?
In general, how you would say your health is?
How would you describe your eating habits?
Can you give me an example of what you eat in a typical day?
How often do you exercise? And what type of exercise to do you do?
How many different sexual partners have you had in the past year?
When you have sex, do you have sex with men, women, or both?
Do you use any illegal drugs or prescription medication for non-medical reasons?
What do you currently take for medications and over-the-counter medications?
Are you up to date on your vaccinations?
Did you get the flu shot this year?
Do you get dental and eye exams?
Depending on age and sex:
Have you ever had a colonoscopy?
Have you ever had a mammogram?
Have you ever had a prostate exam?
When was your last pap smear?