Facilitator Notes: According to the SMOG test, the following text is written at about a Grade 9 or 10 reading level, or literacy level 2 and can be read using assisted or choral reading techniques. In assisted reading, facilitator and learners take turns reading parts of the text, whereas choral reading involves reading together. These techniques are described further in Section 2 of the manual of the Nova Scotia Tutor & Instructor Training and Certification Program.
Learner Activity
Practicing Prevention
Maintaining your health after age 50 means practicing prevention measures such as getting certain health screening tests and vaccines. We know we cannot prevent conditions or diseases totally, but if they are found early they are easier to treat.
Most health experts agree that there are certain conditions that older adults should be screened for regularly. These are: