What is Preventative Care?

Preventative care in layman's terms is health maintenance measures you take to prevent disease. The health measures you take to prevent disease or its progression can be categorized as primal, primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.

Examples of preventative care.

1. Annual physical exam

2. Biometric screening

3. Flu vaccine

4. Breast cancer screening

5. Colorectal screening

6. Blood pressure checks

7. Diabetes screening

8. Pap smears

9. Depression and anxiety screenings

10. Regular primary care visits.

Visiting your primary care provider at least once a year is a great way to complete age-appropriate screenings, share your concerns, and ask questions about your health.

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