AARP has a great article:

"10 Ways You Can Achieve a Healthy, Happy New Year."

Plan to be active in the New Year

Here are the action items; you need to plan the dates and locations. Over the next few months, try all 10 ways to get active. Each will bring you a year's worth of rewards.

1. Invest in a good pair of shoes. When your feet are happy, so are you. If you have pain in your feet, see a podiatrist (foot doctor), a visit that is likely covered in part by health insurance. Comfortable, well-fitting shoes are a must and worth the investment.

2. Play games. Games keep your brain working and your cognitive skills healthy. Plus, it's a fun way to spend time with others. Trivia, math, memory, acting- there is a game for most personalities. Traditional board games (chess or Monopoly), crossword puzzles, anagrams, Sudoko puzzles and optical illusions can be played at different skill levels.

3. Take a walk. Walk around the block, walk to the store, walk a mile. Walking improves lower body strength, maintains mobility and helps prevent cognitive decline. Research studies have shown that two short walks a day can be as good as a single, longer stroll. Once you are walking well, increase your speed and distance.

Despite the prevalence in HPV transmission rates, especially in sexually active adolescents, invasive cervical cancer is very rare in women under the age of 21. The immune system clears the HPV infection usually within one to two years among most adolescent women. This is especially true in healthy, non-smoking women. Dysplasia- HPV related precancerous lesions- are common in adolescents secondary to immature cells on the cervix, however, these lesions usually resolve on their own without treatment.

ACOG revised recommendations:

- Women from ages 21 to 30 should be screened every 2 years instead of annually.
- Women age 30 and older who have had 3 consecutive negative cervical cytology test results may be screened once every 3 years
- Women with certain risk factors may need more frequent screening, including those who have HIV, are immunosuppressed, were exposed to DES (diethylstilbestrol (DES) in utero, have been treated for CIN 2, CIN 3, or cervical cancer.